
First person: Sing we now at Christmas
Christmas music is an excellent way to share the Gospel with adults, writes Brian Hobbs, editor of Oklahoma’s Baptist Messenger. When is the last time you went Christmas caroling?

‘Celebration of All Nations’: St. Louis-area church serves as international ministry hub
When you attend church at Canaan Baptist in Oakville, Missouri, you may think you are in a typical suburban church

First person: Crossing the ‘digital divide’ in church life
“Certainly, I do not see AI as a fad. It will not go away. Our culture will find ways to use it, but church leaders cannot ignore it,” Mark Snowden, director for the Cincinnati Area Baptist Association.

Church’s drive-thru prayer ministry a spiritual ‘signal’ to motorists
“Turn around.” That’s what driver Jack Shultz said he felt God tell him after he drove past New Hope First

Golf carts supporting international missionaries? Here’s how.
What started out as helping the IMB replace one long-body golf cart ended in finding an entire fleet of 26 used carts. Each one is tailored to a specific task for supporting missionaries.

Northwest FL church offers warm hospitality during unexpectedly snowy winter
“We’ve never experienced anything like this,” said Tom Turman, director of Ferris Hill Baptist Church’s cold weather shelter.

First person: Giving generously toward the solution
“Will you make the first and most expensive Christmas gift this year a gift to our Global Missions Offering?” Sitting

Tennessee’s first lady heads initiative serving Helene victims
Working alongside non-profits serving those affected by Hurricane Helene is a priority of Tennessee Serves, an initiative headed by Tennessee’s First Lady Maria Lee.