
Muslim villagers halt church gathering amid crackdown on Christmas celebrations
Muslim villagers in West Java, Indonesia on Christmas Day stopped a congregation from celebrating Christmas in a home, Morning Star

Nashville tragedy: Shooter kills 6 people at Christian school
Police are investigating a deadly shooting reported Monday morning (March 27) at a private, Christian school in Nashville. According to

Rhonda Kelley — former first lady, professor at New Orleans Seminary — dies
Rhonda Kelley, former associate director of Innovative Evangelism and adjunct professor of women’s ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, has died.

Relief efforts continue in Hawaii after devastating fires
“‘What does the future look like?’ … I feel like (this) is the hardest question to answer,” said Rocky Komatsu, pastor of Waiehu Community Church. “Yet, I think if we’re totally honest the answer is, ‘We have no idea.’”

Kentucky Baptists launching new partnership to reach Chile with gospel
The Kentucky Baptist Convention is launching a partnership with IMB missionaries in Chile and kicked off the newest international opportunity with an informational meeting Thursday (May 9) at the Kentucky Baptist Building.

WMU Missions Celebration to honor missionaries, ‘be more than an event’
“We want this to be more than event,” said Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director of national WMU. “We pray those gathered to depart inspired and challenged to intentionally make disciples of Jesus who live on mission.”

Arkansas missions day reports 56 decisions
Fifty-six salvation decisions were recently made in Trumann during Trinity Baptist Association’s “T-BA” Day, an annual one-day local missions event.

First person: A little advice for new graduates
The truth is if you want a meaningful, worthwhile life, you must work hard.