
Ukrainian Baptists, faith leaders issue appeal to pray for Ukraine
Ukrainian Baptists are joining with other religious groups in asking people of faith globally to pray for Ukraine on Aug. 24.

First person: 5 things I learned in Indianapolis
As I made the nine-hour trek from Pennsylvania to Indianapolis for the 2024 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, I never could have imagined what a dynamic learning experience it would turn out to be.

St. Louis association aims to share gospel, plant churches among 2 million people
Darren Casper believes in missions. As the executive director of the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association, he leads a staff of eight full and part-time missionaries. Their task is to equip churches to reach out with the gospel …

Longtime Baptist educator Lucien E. Coleman Jr. dies at 91
Lucien E. Coleman Jr., veteran religious educator and scholar, died June 11 in Weatherford, Texas. He was 91. Coleman was

Pay at Baptist churches outpaces inflation, study shows
Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist senior pastors, full-time staff ministers and full-time office personnel outpaced inflation over the past two years, according to a new study.

‘Here to serve new church planters’: Michigan church planting leader tells story, outlines growth in state
In 1974, Tony Lynn heard the gospel from a bivocational pastor at First Baptist Church Swartz Creek, Michigan. As a

First person: Interning with Disaster Relief
“I found I could make a difference,” said college student Michelle Ryan, who served for a few years as a collegiate intern with Missouri Disaster Relief.

Rashional Thoughts: Alaska Baptists model, rely on partnerships in ministry
State convention annual meeting season is underway and Baptists in Alaska kicked it off in SBC-style Sept. 26–28. Along with