“We had more children’s ministry workers than we have ever had. We tripled the number from 2021 to 2022 and then tripled again this year,” said Cory Liebrum, youth and family ministry specialist at BGCT.
Carved on my parents’ headstone in a rural church cemetery in southeast Missouri are the profound words of Philippians 1:21, “To live is Christ. To die is gain.”
Every day is a victory for Tirrell. With John and Erin Stuebe, his North Carolina Baptist Children’s Homes foster and soon-to-be adoptive parents, surrounding him with love and support, the 14-year-old is thriving …
“While this tragedy has made us all heartsick, the Father has used it to knit the hearts of our two congregations together around this mission to not just build a home but to bring the gospel to those who need Christ,” —Pastor Brian McCoy
The Mississippi Baptist Convention Board has recently called two new staff members — John Maxey as director of church planting and revitalization and Kris Smith as director of worship ministries.
In 2020, amid the challenges posed by COVID-19, Farm Chin Baptist Church Purdy, Missouri, emerged as a resilient community. Started by a few Burmese Christian families during the pandemic, the church has flourished under Van Neih Bik.
Evangelical Christians in the 21st century can learn from the example of 2nd century Christian martyrs—many of whom were female, New Testament scholar Lynn Cohick said.
“Today, we had a second zoom Executive Committee meeting in the span of two weeks, which is indicative of the commitment of your EC trustees to fulfill their responsibilities on behalf of the SBC.” —EC chair Philip Robertson
