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‘Needed now more than ever’: Church librarians champion Christian reading

October 22, 2025

“As it is often said, ‘The lap is better than any app!’”

First person: Handling church trolls online

October 21, 2025

I’ve consulted with hundreds of churches over the years, and sadly, online trolls are a common enemy shared by some of the most effective churches in America.

Ground Level with Marc Ira Hooks offers ‘come on and follow me’ style journalism

October 20, 2025

“Yeah, get in the truck and go.” Those were the words that set Marc Ira Hooks in motion hours after floods devastated Texas’ Hill Country

First person: Maybe try softer approach, avoid knocking heads

October 19, 2025

Asking questions, sharing concerns, venting frustrations, attempting to understand — what if we all committed to do these things without labels or words that could

BCM students find their mission in Big Timber, Montana

October 18, 2025

Few, if any, of those who organized the Georgia Baptist Student Union (later renamed the Baptist Collegiate Ministry) one hundred years ago had likely ever heard of Big Timber, Montana.

GCR Task Force audio files (part 8): Executive Committee leaders voice concerns

October 17, 2025

The Baptist Paper staff members continue their review of the audio files from the 2009–2010 meetings of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force.

TX couple says God kept them alive as flood rose over 8 feet in their house

October 16, 2025

The water started pouring into Debbie Dossey’s house so quickly that she didn’t know how it would end, but she did know one thing — she needed to change clothes.

Tiny homes, big impact: BGAV annual meeting participants to construct house on site

October 15, 2025

This year, BGAV’s Annual Meeting won’t only be about worship and workshops — it will also be about hammer swings, sawdust and tangible hope.

Creating a culture of generosity in your church

October 14, 2025

Churches have poorly discipled people in stewardship, but they can learn to grow a generosity culture, said David Whiting at the August 28 Thrive Baptist Network Lunch and Learn.