Disaster Relief volunteers, storm survivors begin the long recovery in Arkansas
April 4, 2023
Matt Dunavant was 10 miles outside of town when a tornado carved up his beloved Arkansas community on March 31, as part of a system
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After the storm: Canceled Easter event leads to ‘greater opportunity to serve community’
April 4, 2023
Living Faith Baptist Church had planned to host its annual Easter Palooza outreach event on April 1 in Sherman, illinois. Thousands of plastic Easter eggs
More deadly tornadoes prompt swift response from Southern Baptist DR volunteers
April 3, 2023
Another wave of deadly tornadoes over the weekend kept Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams in the South and the Midwest on the move after 11
First Person: Consider how compassionate investing honors God
March 24, 2023
I never heard the following terms in a seminary classroom — performance transparency, donor-advised fund, fiduciary, asset allocation, values-based investing, evergreen model, duration bonds and
Former SWBTS professor of missions Samuel Shahid dies at 87
March 22, 2023
Samuel Shahid, professor of missions in the Islamic Studies program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1998–2013, died March 2. He was 87 years old.
Pro-life advocates in Illinois engaging new normal of post-Roe world
January 6, 2023
“Pregnant? We will help!” The blue and white billboard for First Step Women’s Center towers over a major thoroughfare in Springfield, Illinois. It’s designed to
Student events build up teen disciples in Illinois
November 20, 2022
Hundreds of students gathered this fall for discipleship events led by Illinois Baptist State Association. Youth Encounter, IBSA’s annual one-day student event, featured a clear
Chicago church honors Lottie Moon with online event
November 17, 2022
The Chicago Golden Light Chinese Baptist Church honored the pioneering work of Southern Baptist missionary Lottie Moon with an online conference reaching more than 1,000
‘Celebration of All Nations’: St. Louis-area church serves as international ministry hub
November 14, 2022
When you attend church at Canaan Baptist in Oakville, Missouri, you may think you are in a typical suburban church in what is known as
Illinois Baptists spotlight new churches, new efforts to prevent sexual abuse
November 12, 2022
Messengers welcomed 13 new churches to the Illinois Baptist State Association, heard about additional plans to prevent sexual abuse and the impact of the COVID-19
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