The IBSA student missions event, held annually in late July, provides middle and high school students one week of rotating service opportunities alongside Illinois Baptist church plants and Christ-centered non-profits in Chicago.
Though Anthem Church in Columbia, Missouri, was a church plant itself seven years ago, it’s already starting to grow other churches and recently sent members to Mankato, Minnesota, to aid a new work near Minnesota State University.
Diana Anderson, executive director of Pathway of Hope, felt there needed to be an avenue connecting her pregnancy resource center clients to local churches. Second Baptist Church in Greenville, Kentucky, and Melissa Bivins stepped up.
One week as a missions volunteer during the 2024 Summer Olympics has provided Traci Jefferson with a lifetime of memories.
Among the highlights of the annual meeting will be a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program — the primary giving model used by Southern Baptists to advance missions in the U.S. and beyond.
Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist and The Baptist Paper. Each episode features news headlines and feature stories
“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.”
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for September 1, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
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