
Is your church ready to handle a crisis?
The question is not what to do if a crisis strikes, it is being prepared when your church faces a crisis, said Chris Turner, director of communications for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

Church shooting survivor: ‘Scene plays over and over in my mind’
Martha lost three friends June 16 when the lone guest attending a “Boomers Potluck” evening gathering pulled out a gun.

Your Voice: Church’s legacy isn’t bricks, mortar
First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more …

Former Afghan Muslim reaching community, beyond for Christ
Latif, an Afghan Muslim man on his sixth pilgrimage to Mecca, wondered why God was mad at him. He was

First person: Jesus left Heaven to make a home in a manger
“We cannot truly experience Christmas until we bow before Jesus as God in human flesh. Fully appreciating His cradle requires our first acknowledging His crown,” writes pastor Adam Dooley.

Hole-in-one for outreach: Church shares Christmas truth with mini-golf event
In a creative blend of fun and faith, First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, Kentucky, hosted a 9-hole mini-golf to share the story of Jesus’ birth.

Northwest Baptist Convention messengers adopt $3.9 million budget, welcome 14 new churches
Messengers attending the Northwest Baptist Convention’s 75th annual meeting welcomed 14 churches into the three-state network, adopted a $3,900,000 budget

Illusionist Matt Adams reaches non-believers worldwide with gospel
Working as an engineer in the Bible Belt, Matt Adams shared the gospel with coworkers, many of whom already knew