
New next-gen curriculum designed to ‘flip the script’ for churches
Lifeway Christian Resources revealed a new, next-gen curriculum line, Hyfi, on Jan. 10 at the annual Children’s Pastors Conference. Chuck

Sold-out Abide ’23 women’s conf. inspires women to live ‘missionally’
The voices of 1200 women from 15 states and 250 churches — a sold-out crowd — filled the chapel at

Adkins to be nominated as SBC first VP
Louisiana pastor Jay Adkins will be nominated as first vice president for the Southern Baptist Convention during its annual meeting

Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren announced June 6 that the church will begin the search for his successor this week.
“We’re going to start looking for the next generation pastor who will replace me and lead our family into the

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.

180 Vacation Bible School children donate 2,500 books through Read Georgia
One hundred eighty children in Vacation Bible School at Ivy Creek Baptist Church, Buford, Georgia, donated 2,500 books through Read

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for March 2
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for March 2, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

First Person: Using ChatGPT in pastoral ministry — benefits and drawbacks
As technology advances, artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly relevant in many fields, including pastoral ministry. Pastors can leverage AI with