As pastors and church leaders think about ministering to their congregations and communities in 2025, they should keep these 10 trends in mind.
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and several other religious groups filed a brief Jan. 6 challenging a Louisiana law that mandates displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
Hearing of President Carter’s death brought back memories of a press conference almost 20 years ago. Why the story he shared that day was never officially recorded I am not sure, but I am thankful for his willingness to share his faith.
“I was dating a girl from a cross-town school, and she got pregnant. Her parents were not going to be happy that she was pregnant
Azerbaijan, which hosted a United Nations climate summit last month, has come under international scrutiny for human rights and religious freedom violations.
For many, adoption brings up the mental image of a courtroom full of smiling faces as the process is finalized. It is good to rejoice when kids are legally joined to their forever family. Children need and deserve family and permanence.
“Scrooge goes on this journey of redemption,” Joe Paulo, president and CEO of Hope Media Group, told The Baptist Paper. “And that’s the story that God has designed for every human being.”
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.
Dallas Baptist University’s Institute for Global Engagement hosted a global gathering to pray for all persecuted religious minorities, Oct. 24-25.
“Can God trust you?” if you are called upon to pay a social or financial price for following Jesus, an American pastor who spent two years imprisoned in Turkey asked students and faculty at Dallas Baptist University.
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