A pastor was jailed on a baseless claim that he violated India’s anti-conversion laws, even after the magistrate reprimanded police for the arrest.
When Della Edwards’ husband died two years ago, she lost more than her best friend. She lost her purpose.
“This is my doing. I approved it. I take full responsibility for the SBC’s having joined this brief,” said SBC President Bart Barber about the hotly contested amicus brief related to a sexual abuse case in Kentucky.
Chicagoland Baptist churches were recently served — in the name of Jesus. People from 10 states descended on Chicago over two days for dozens of projects, part of Send Relief’s Serve Tour, sponsored by the North American Mission Board.
In recent decades the focus in the church has shifted away from intentional efforts to invite believers to consider vocational ministry as a calling. As a result, there’s a leadership famine in our local churches.
“This isn’t a photo from a concert or a party,” the governor wrote about the evangelistic event. “This is from a revival event that happened a few nights ago right here in Mississippi. God is working here, and He has truly blessed us!”
“We continue to lift up our brothers and sister in the Lewiston area in prayer … We are in contact with trained chaplains and will deploy them if requested,” said Terry W. Dorsett, executive director of Baptist Churches of New England.
As it continues to grow, the church — which currently meets in the building of the Arkansas Baptist Children & Family Ministries — is on the search for its own space.
Most of us wait until someone comes to us with questions about a potential ministry call — and, certainly we must minister to them where they are — yet, with that approach we miss the opportunity to challenge others to consider a call.
The killers of three people this week in western Uganda accused them of supporting Christian work, and an evangelist in Kampala was beaten unconscious …
