
Perfect storm: Major insurance agencies dropping churches as disasters pile up
An ongoing wave of disasters — Gulf Coast hurricanes, wildfires in California, severe thunderstorms and flooding in the Midwest — along with skyrocketing construction costs post-COVID have left the insurance industry reeling.

Church plant builds community bonds in preparation for launch
Change City Church — an upcoming church plant in Ohio — is working to make a connection with their community before the church’s launch in January 2025 by getting to know people and providing for their needs.

First person: Ways to pray as a new school year begins
School is a challenge, for teachers and students. Check out some of the specific ways you can pray as we start a new school year.

The overlooked legacy of a fallen soldier
Capt. Sanford M. Brown Jr. was a member of the 139th Infantry, 35th Division primarily composed of men from Missouri. His father, Sanford M. Brown Sr., was co-owner and editor of Missouri’s Baptist newspaper, The Word & Way, in the 1920s.

Former SWBTS missions professor Earl R. Martin dies
After a 14-month battle with cancer, Earl R. Martin — who taught missiology and world religions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary — died Aug. 23

Malawian Baptist women empowered, equipped for ministry
A woman’s worth is rooted in who God says she is, International Mission Board missionary Jamie Schilt shared with the

Frank Cox adds his name to nomination list for SBC president; election set for this afternoon
Messengers will have four options to consider for president of the Southern Baptist Convention this afternoon (June 14) with a

Bible Drill ministry equips believers across generations
“The Lord can’t bring anything back to you that you haven’t learned in the first place,” Charlotte Gray said. This