“I have never done a job like this before — quite unique in just one wall being sucked off and the structure still standing,” said Mike Pickel of Crestview Baptist Church in Georgetown, Texas.
Marcus Redding, a longtime pastor and ministry leader in North Carolina, died May 30 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. During the past seven years, Redding has served as the NAMB’s director of supporting churches. He was 58.
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief constructs apartment for elderly man, who lost his home in a wildfire.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary announced it has received a grant of $1.25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. in support for the Great Commission Preaching Initiative of Southeastern’s Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership.
Earl Trapp has been a missionary to the Kayapo Indians for 64 years. Now, he and Jerry Walker, a deacon at First Baptist Church Aztec, New Mexico, are working on digitizing cassette tape recordings of each of Trapp’s sermons to the Kayapo.
Growing up, Austin Mathis didn’t know many pastors who held jobs outside their pastoral roles. So, naturally, when he felt God’s call to plant a church in 2014, Austin didn’t picture himself pastoring while also starting a business and …
With war leaving many Ukrainians displaced along with the general homeless population, housing was a great need that was hard to come by. However, through the work of several Texas men, shipping containers are being converted into housing.
Southwestern Seminary has released more details on the handling of a case involving sexual assault that has landed a former seminary staffer in federal court, charged with with obstruction of justice.
Irma Ramos suffered a near-fatal head injury when she and her husband were taking a vacation. To the shock of many medical professionals, Irma made a full recovery — and she has dedicated her life to sharing her testimony with others.
Oftentimes, pastors can neglect to seek treatment in times of mental, emotional or spiritual distress. It is crucial that congregations support their pastors and allow them to be human by seeking treatment during hard times.
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