When Community Missionary Baptist Church issued an open invitation for high school and college students to be baptized, senior pastor Oscar Epps and other leaders at the Texas church’s Cedar Hill campus didn’t know what to expect.
“During my second sermon in May of this year,” 11-year-old Colby Davis said, “I wanted people to have the seeds of salvation planted in their hearts and to think about removing the weeds, which are the sins from their lives.”
Generations of kindergarteners have memorized Bible verses and learned about Jesus’ love for them in Pat and Charles White’s Sunday school class at First Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas.
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 4867 (HB 4867), which amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to “prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decisions,” according to a media release from his office.
John Galey, pastor with Poydras Baptist Church, Saint Bernard, was among the missions team that found countless opportunities to show the love of Christ to members of the Guarani tribe in Florianopolis, Brazil.
“I do always argue you have a ministry to women,” said Kelly King during an episode of Leadership Lessons with Todd Gray, executive director-treasurer of
Many of us live in communities who are suspicious of people who participate in church, imagining all kinds of wild thoughts about who we are
CWJC — a ministry of Woman’s Missionary Union — teaches job skills and life skills to low-income women. Hagar’s Heart is an Arlington-based organization dedicated to supporting, educating and empowering domestic violence survivors …
“The best thing our church ever did for discipleship was get involved in Disaster Response — more than any revival or Bible study we ever held,” said Steve Collins, pastor of First Baptist Church Nickelsville, Virginia.
The missions trip was part of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists’ partnership with the International Mission Board’s sub-Saharan Africa Affinity.
