Church plant builds community bonds in preparation for launch
Change City Church — an upcoming church plant in Ohio — is working to make a connection with their community before the church’s launch in January 2025 by getting to know people and providing for their needs.
‘The pastor’s assistant’: 11 year old preaches at Georgia church
“During my second sermon in May of this year,” 11-year-old Colby Davis said, “I wanted people to have the seeds of salvation planted in their hearts and to think about removing the weeds, which are the sins from their lives.”
First person: Finding hope amid the pain
After a painful experience, hope often feels fragile. I have learned to allow joy to begin in small moments. It
Rwandan churches move to houses as leaders quietly protest government’s restrictions
A dozen people recently congregated in a home in the Nyabisindu neighborhood of Rwanda’s capital to ponder their next steps after the government shuttered numerous churches for noncompliance with health and safety regulations.
Navigating cultural issues: 200 students at youth apologetics conference
“At the end of the day, God is the originator, designer and inventor of it all,” said Pruitt, national Next Gen director for the North American Mission Board. “He also gets to define what things are.”
Mississippi church preps military families for missions service
Back Bay Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, has developed a special ministry that focuses on military families, particularly those from
Tennessee flooding leads to open doors across languages
As Roan Creek began to flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, 15 Mexican men who were living alongside the creek had to vacate their homes and find higher ground. They gathered underneath a tree in front of the house of …
First person: Experiencing a memorable Christmas
“What if some of your gifts under the tree this year were Bibles? Singing ‘holiday classics’ from Bing and Burl is okay, but what about those carols that carry the gospel?” write Mark Snowden of the Cincinnati Area Baptist Association.