Baptist pastor arrested in India for ‘magical healing’
Assam state police arrested a Baptist church worker Nov. 22 on charges of violating a new law intended to curb “magical healing.” The arrest came after he prayed for villagers in the northeastern India state.
Georgia keeps Camp Kaleo operating with new agreement
The Georgia Baptist Mission Board and Friends of Kaleo, Inc., announced last week the formal signing of an agreement that both groups hope will keep Camp Kaleo operating for the foreseeable future.
Tennessee’s Acts 2:17 Initiative to be ‘game changer’ for churches with diverse needs
Recent staff changes at the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board are aimed at aligning the organization with the ministry priorities established by Tennessee Baptists.
Horne ready to serve God through interim exec. director role in Arkansas
“Every service opportunity that I have … I try not to turn anything down, honestly, because it’s … a privilege,”
Florida planter grateful for churches’ support in Helene efforts
“When Hurricane Helene came through, we got hit with three feet of water … we lost about 90% of everything we owned,” said Ronnie Rentz. “I couldn’t even get into the house at first because all the water had picked up our furniture.”
Baptist World Alliance names first COO and director of ministries
Jenny Stewart of Australia/United Kingdom has joined the Baptist World Alliance executive leadership as its first director of ministries and
‘Why not?’: Sending lab helps churches ‘develop a vision and plan’ for church planting
The lab, according to the website, is a one-day workshop “that will help you develop a vision and plan for leading your church to send.”
First person: Preparing for a missions trip with reproducible, sustainable evangelism
Two concepts should drive everything that is taught and caught related to traveling to another location, presenting the gospel, teaching others how to share and expecting evangelism to continue once you return home.