Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, First Baptist Church leaders felt it was a good time to alter its tradition. “We decided to take our fall festival on the road,” said Craig Mintz, a pastor at FBC Sevierville, Tennessee.
Although the Ford Motor Company is slowing down its production schedule at BlueOval City, there are no plans to pump the brakes on the evangelism efforts in that region.
“Pastors have a unique, God-given responsibility: faithfully proclaim God’s Word. But with that, it’s helping people see its relevance in their lives. So they’ll listen!” writes church communication expert Mark MacDonald.
Not many people have had even one front-row seat to watch history unfolding before their eyes. Retired Col. Jerry Whiteside, U.S. Army, 87, has had two notable ones.
The path James Perkins has taken to become an International Mission Board missionary is not your typical story. He’s been a soldier, during which time he served a one-year deployment in Afghanistan, then has owned a grocery store. But …
People seeking counseling in Cobb and Paulding counties now have an option that provides Biblically-based help for those dealing with trauma and crises. Burnt Hickory Baptist Church recently officially opened its new counseling center.
Centered around the theme verse of Jeremiah 29:11–12, Prodigal Child Ministries seeks to help parents of struggling teens and adults find refuge in God.
“It may feel awkward, even contradictory, but when Gerald Ford assumed the presidency following Richard Nixon’s resignation, he didn’t just ask for political support. He asked for something far more powerful: prayer,” says Joshua Longmire.
Southern Baptist churches, groups and entities sent thousands of panels made of craft sticks to WMU in recent months. Now, WMU staff and volunteers have turned them into a big houseboat to show how the Cooperative Program works.
In spite of the challenges some humanitarian aid groups have encountered, Christian Mission to Gaza recently has provided food and clean drinking water to more than 4,000 people in the war-torn country.
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