Shifting focus: 5 ways to serve others this Thanksgiving
We are just days away from Thanksgiving 2022. We have so much to be grateful for — much, I fear,
Student events build up teen disciples in Illinois
Hundreds of students gathered this fall for discipleship events led by Illinois Baptist State Association. Youth Encounter, IBSA’s annual one-day
Olympics ‘a bonus’ for high school principal volunteering in Paris
One week as a missions volunteer during the 2024 Summer Olympics has provided Traci Jefferson with a lifetime of memories.
Location blindness — and why the Church needs to overcome it
Have you ever noticed a business, restaurant or church only after needing its services, despite passing by it daily? This is called “location blindness.”
Self-care essential to avoid ministerial burnout, experts say
People in helping professions of all kinds risk experiencing compassion fatigue and burnout, but ministers face an additional issue, clinical psychologist Don Corley of Waco, Texas, asserted.
Biblical Recorder announces new publication schedule for 2023
The managing editor of the Biblical Recorder, a publication of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, has announced the
First person: How do we abuse God’s love?
God created every living soul with an innate desire and hunger for love. Though love will not fill your stomach,
Missionaries offer more than blue bear to encourage others in Belgium
A big blue bear sits on a park bench, arm extended to the side as if inviting people to come