
Golden journey: Pastor rides across state for Tennessee missions
For a small congregation, First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, has always given generously to missions. Pastor Frank Webb,

‘Burden is lifted’: Louisiana church celebrates paying off $735,000 debt
Ouachita Baptist Church recently celebrated the retirement of $735,000 in debt on its worship center and fellowship hall. Members of

‘We need one another’: National missionaries join IMB to prepare Africans to go
Tagba is a pastor who works as a national missionary in Togo. He was trained by the Togo Baptist Convention,

‘Ideal way to serve’: Chaplaincy course launched amid ‘growing threats’
SBTS introduces new chaplaincy course to equip leaders for service in diverse settings amid today’s unique challenges.

Pastors’ families offered free retreat time to rest, rejuvenate
“One thing that people don’t fully understand is the demand on a pastor’s time, resources and energy,” Jeff Yant, executive director of Lake Yale.

USCIRF report identifies 95 countries with blasphemy laws
“Blasphemy laws are inconsistent with international human right law,” the report states.

Honest assessment amid crisis provides ‘lessons in transparency’ for church
Pastor Michael Nave was candid about a crisis season that resulted in the termination of a staff member following accusations of moral failure and the month-long public examination of the church’s actions and responsibility.

Research reveals many non-Christians consider Bible divinely inspired
“Part of the reason may be that the U.S. is culturally Christian,” Barna wrote, citing past surveys. “In fact, 72 percent of people in the U.S. say they were raised Christian.”