Generations of kindergarteners have memorized Bible verses and learned about Jesus’ love for them in Pat and Charles White’s Sunday school class at First Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas.
Stumbling associations are the most crucial of all associations because they often have wonderful potential but lack focus and proactive missional actions, writes George Bullard.
The question is not what to do if a crisis strikes, it is being prepared when your church faces a crisis, said Chris Turner, director of communications for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
The history of Southern Baptist work in Indonesia is long, dating back to 1951, when missionaries first went to the island nation. Medical work wasn’t far behind, and it soon became a key strategy for gospel access.
Amid an ongoing — and at times heated — debate on social media, former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear is among several dozen individuals