
Before we can ‘go and make’ we must ‘come and be made,’ missions leader says
Greg Mann, a 19-year missions veteran who now leads the International Mission Board’s Asia-Pacific Rim Peoples Affinity, speaks during the opening session of the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors Conference in Indianapolis.

‘Ladies of Camp Builders’ further God’s Kingdom with sewing needles
While men volunteering with Texans on Missions prepare to rebuild, their wives provide a service just as helpful. Ladies of Camp Builders uses donated fabric and materials to sew up whatever need a served area may need.

Report documents ‘egregious’ religious freedom violations in Nigeria
More than 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria over the past two decades, and “the silence from Western nations on this genocide is appalling,” a new report from International Christian Concern asserts.

Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr. announce settlement, ‘committed to move forward’
Nearly four years after he stepped aside as Liberty University’s fourth president, Jerry Falwell, Jr. and the Board of Trustees of the university announced July 26 they have reached a “global resolution agreement.”

Study: Most pastors have little work experience beyond ministry
Most current U.S. Protestant senior pastors worked outside of ministry as adults for only a short time, according to a Lifeway Research study. Only 3 in 10, however, began vocational ministry as the senior pastor.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for July 17
UNITED THROUGH THE SPIRIT 1 Corinthians 12:4–14 There is a certain establishment whose sole industry is selling cookies. Each week

Your Voice: Ways to pray as a new school year begins
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Florida missions pastor teaches Japanese to share Jesus with community
Police officers, restaurant workers and university students are just some of the people who gather every Wednesday night at Good News