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Soccer watch parties become community outreach

July 8, 2026

Georgia pastor Daniel Wright turned a World Cup watch party into a ministry opportunity without a large church campus or elaborate setup. A television in

Baptists and the struggle for liberty: Powder, pen, pulpit and prayer

July 6, 2026

With few exceptions, Baptists across the colonies, especially those who had experienced persecution, supported the American Revolution. Reasons included persecution, other grievances such as taxation without representation, and the tyranny exhibited by the British crown and royal governors.

Trailer ministry helps churches meet needs, build gospel relationships

June 27, 2026

When there is a need, Faith Baptist Church Bowman, Georgia, hooks up a trailer, hits the road and builds relationships one trip at a time.

Former Truett-McConnell president Emir Caner files lawsuit against Georgia school

June 23, 2026

Former Truett-McConnell University President Emir Caner has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the Georgia Baptist school, claiming trustees wrongfully terminated him in September 2025 and seeking lost wages, speaking income, attorney fees and other damages.

BCM students serve behind scenes in Orlando, set registration records

June 18, 2026

A group of Georgia Baptist college students helped set registration records at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting last week while getting a firsthand look at the scope and diversity of Southern Baptist mission work.

Bivocational pastor honored to lead 3 churches — with God’s help

May 28, 2026

Holding down a full-time job while also pastoring a church is not for the faint of heart. Lee Wright, who is a bivocational pastor leading three churches, says God makes it possible.

‘Trail magic’ becomes gospel opportunity to reach hikers on the Appalachian Trail

May 11, 2026

Ask an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker heading north in the spring, “Where are you headed?” They will invariably answer with a grin, “Katahdin!” The mountain is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.

First person: Entire family impacted when missions becomes ‘non-negotiable’

May 4, 2026

Baptist churches have a centuries-long history of supporting missionaries, but short-term mission trips have become popular among evangelical church members only since the 1960s.

Bible reading marathon: Word of God is ‘only thing that will heal our community’

May 3, 2026

For eight days beginning on April 10, the Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele was the site of the first-ever Crisp County Bible Reading Marathon. Volunteers gathered there to read the Bible from cover to cover.

Retired pastor giving pastors a break through no-cost sabbatical ministry

May 1, 2026

Before becoming a director of missions, and even more so while serving in that role, Rick Standard saw a need that kept surfacing among pastors, especially those in small and mid-sized churches.

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