
What your church needs to know about spiritual gifts
From the Enneagram to what-character-are-you quizzes on social media, many people desire to understand themselves and the roles they play

Local officials in Indonesia halt construction of house of prayer
Local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on April 14 halted construction of a prayer house due to protest banners put up by Muslim residents.

TBMB directors approve land purchase near BlueOval
The directors of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board unanimously approved the purchase of 14 acres with two buildings with a combined 15,100 square feet of space to be used for church planting in the area near BlueOval City …

WHO: Rare Ebola outbreak impacting Congo, Uganda
The outbreak, according to officials, involves what is being reported as the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.

Prison ministry: Churchgoers more interested than involved, study shows
Churchgoers are more interested than involved in prison ministry, but most say they’d be fine sharing a street or a pew with someone who has been incarcerated, a recent study shows.

China tightens restrictions on Christian ministries
The Chinese Communist Party, which restricts Christian ministries, is clamping down even tighter with the institution of new legal restrictions.

Crowther announces he will not be nominated for SBC 1st vice president
David Crowther, lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Wichita, Kansas, announced Wednesday (May 22) he was withdrawing his intentions to be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention …

Study shows Southern Baptist pastor pay remains ‘flat’ amid tough economy
As inflation and other economic issues may be stretching most Americans’ budgets, Southern Baptist pastors may be feeling the pinch