Trailer with purpose: Baptist association equips churches for outreach
While churches often rely on shared resources for ministry, one Southern Baptist association in southwest Missouri found a way to turn a donated travel trailer into a block party trailer — designed to help churches reach their communities.
Language learning a critical factor for IMB missionaries spreading gospel
When they first arrive on the mission field, Journeymen study the language full-time for several months, but they don’t wait around for ministry opportunities.
Christian colleges face difficulties
In the past five years, some 65 public and private nonprofit colleges have closed, merged with other schools or announced plans to close in the coming months, according to Higher Ed Dive, a website that reports on trends in higher education
Southwestern Seminary receives warning about accreditation
The accreditation status of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, has been moved to “warning” level by the
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for August 4
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for August 4, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Federal appeals court: Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments
While the case could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, for now a federal appeals court has ruled 9–8 that Texas can require public schools to display the Ten Commandments.
Indonesian authorities foil plan to bomb churches
Authorities in Indonesia last week arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said.
Lifeway’s Going Beyond Live draws largest crowd since pandemic
Around 5,600 women gathered in Athens, Georgia, from churches across the United States for Going Beyond Live at the largest live event Lifeway has hosted since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.