
Ministries help eliminate medical burdens as debt grows
In December, Spirit and Truth Church in Atlanta, Georgia, made a donation that cleared $1.5 million of medical debt for over 1,000 people in the Atlanta area.

Church plant led by former Muslim bringing gospel to unreached city
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 1–8 and is focused on the theme

Iran and addressing questions on Just War Theory
“Just War Theory is one of those issues kind of at a macro level where we think about how Christianity really has been the moral backbone of the western order.”

‘We fight for personal relationships’: Intentional evangelism bears for Georgia church
Over the course of seven services across three campuses, Bethlehem Church celebrated 33 baptisms between Jan. 15–18.

Hannibal-LaGrange University removed from probation
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) announced earlier this month that Hannibal-LaGrange University has been removed from probation.

First person: The power of the gospel is simplicity
The Early Church grew in large part because the gospel message could be understood by everyone. Rich, poor, slave, free, educated, uneducated – the power of its simplicity made it available to every culture, ethnic group and era.

David Manner to retire from Kansas-Nebraska convention
David W. Manner, executive director-treasurer of the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists, has announced his plans to retire at or before the state convention’s annual meeting in October 2026.

‘Helping people connect’: Matthew West emphasizes community of storytellers
Stories are in Matthew West’s DNA. It’s been 10 years since he has toured with Winter Jam and now, more than ever, he recognizes that each person on stage is also a storyteller — though with different styles and different types of storytelling.