Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for August 18, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Strong Baptist associations exhibit praiseworthy clarity about their mission and vision. They strive for congregations to see the association as a family of congregations, says George Bullard.
Baptist Collegiate Ministry is the “most intentional ministry in what I consider the most strategic mission field in the world, and that is the college campus,” University of Arkansas at Monticello BCM Campus Minister Jeremy Woodall said.
An abiding passion to live as disciples of Jesus has attracted a church full of college students, graduate students and people with advanced degrees to Antioch Baptist Church, which is located in the academic community of Greater Boston.
As Christians, we have a responsibility to exercise wisdom and discernment, especially when it comes to the things we post and share online, writes Tony Martin.
First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more …
The last two weeks in July saw several Arkansas Baptist churches serve throughout the state. These churches served both church plants and established churches in various stages of revitalization.
A Ukraine-born Houston Baptist layman is seeking to help his homeland rebuild its health care system by offering young Ukrainian medical professionals continuing education opportunities in the United States.
A medical team member asked a patient about his diet. The patient responded, “I eat when I can, when somebody can give me some food. I ate today because they gave me breakfast.”
A new study by researcher George Barna conducted by Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, reveals that evangelicals are fewer in number, less biblically grounded, and less politically engaged than previously believed.
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