Indonesian officials seal church building shut
Local officials sealed shut a church building in West Java Province, Indonesia, on April 1, two weeks after Muslims intruded
Worship Initiative partners with schools to train musicians
“There’s nothing quite like the training and resourcing platform that we provide,” said Robbie Seay, executive vice president of leader development and content at the Worship Initiative.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for August 15
Serve with Loyalty 1 Kings 18:20–26, 31–39 God requires total devotion. Jesus says we cannot serve two masters (Matt. 6:24).
Church in Indonesia continues fight for needed permits
A church building that government entities sealed in March was unsealed in June. Morning Star News reports the Palsigunung congregation
Lifeway’s Ben Mandrell to preach in view of a call July 13 at Bellevue
The pastor search committee at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, has unanimously recommended that Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources become the church’s next senior pastor.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for October 1
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for Oct. 1, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
SBC Executive Committee names McLaurin interim president/CEO
William McLaurin became the first African American to lead a Southern Baptist Convention entity when he was named SBC Executive
Survey seen as another effort to ‘strangle religious belief’
Officials of China’s Shandong province are requiring students and their families to complete surveys detailing information about each individual’s religious beliefs and activities.