
Soccer watch parties become community outreach
Georgia pastor Daniel Wright turned a World Cup watch party into a ministry opportunity without a large church campus or

Couple seeing gospel fruit after answering God’s call to Zambia
Three sentences were jotted on the piece of paper a church member handed Nicholas Peveto after a morning worship service in 2011: “The time is short. You need to go. Trust God.”

Florida braces for Hurricane Ian; Baptists ready to respond
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams remain on alert as Hurricane Ian is expected to hit the west coast of Florida

Six evangelists inducted into Southern Baptist Evangelists’ Hall of Faith
Six men were added to the Southern Baptist Evangelists’ Hall of Faith June 10 at the Westin hotel, across the street from the Indiana Convention Center.

Arizona Supreme Court: Church leaders not bound to report sexual abuse confessions
The Arizona State Supreme Court ruled that church leaders do not need to report cases of sexual abuse, disclosed during confessions, to authorities, in a lawsuit brought against a man who confessed to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bishops to sexually abusing his daughter.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Aug. 30
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Aug. 30, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.

First person: Jesus versus the Church?
“The current trend of setting Jesus against the church says nothing about Jesus and a lot about the state of Christianity today. It lacks biblical literacy,” writes Rick Harrington.

DNC wraps up; Harris accepts party’s nomination
The Democratic National Convention wrapped up Thursday evening (Aug. 22) with vice president Kamala Harris accepting the DNC nomination during her speech. The Republican National Convention was held July 15–18.