‘Time to refuel’: Bivocational retreat refreshes ministers, emphasizes prayer
“I am in awe of how God allows us to be part of His plan. It is very apparent that God wants, needs and desires for bivocational pastors … to take time to refuel,” Roger Britton noted.
‘Nothing more biblical’: Church going strong with bivocational ministry team
Pastor Rich Murray of Mountain View Baptist Church in Johnson City, Tennessee, is bivocational and proud of it. “If it worked for (the Apostle) Paul, why wouldn’t it work for me?” he asked.
2023 verse of year (again) for popular Bible app confronts fear
For the third consecutive year, the verse most engaged in 2023 was Isaiah 41:10, according to YouVersion Bible app.
Missionary couple, Haitian mission director killed by gangs in Haiti
Three people, a Haitian man and an American couple who all worked for a Christian mission organization, were killed by gang members near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday night (May 23).
Go Tell Ministries marks 35 years of evangelism through camps, crusades
Ask Rick Gage about Go Tell Ministries, and the conversation turns quickly to evangelism and seeing people’s lives transformed through the power of God’s Word.
Dallas deacons helping ‘rebuild Ukraine’ one container at a time
With war leaving many Ukrainians displaced along with the general homeless population, housing was a great need that was hard to come by. However, through the work of several Texas men, shipping containers are being converted into housing.
First person: Kindness, courage and redemption on the basketball court
“This moment changed my life. … I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
SBC membership decline continues; baptisms jump more than 10%
While the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Church Profile has shown a surge in baptisms and rising attendance, the SBC’s 18-year membership slide continued in 2024.