
Georgia Baptist Mission Board approves third consecutive year of downsizing staff due to ‘financial realities’
Still grappling with declining Cooperative Program receipts and other troubling financial realities, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board is downsizing its

First person: Happiness levels drop drastically in U.S., according to latest report
The recently released World Happiness Report shows the United States dropped from 15th to 23rd in the 2024 global ranking of happiness. The report cites people aged 30 and below as experiencing the most dramatic decrease in happiness.

Pastor seeks to educate churches about BF&M 2000
A Kentucky Baptist pastor has penned a question-and-answer book about the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 to encourage other pastors and teach church members more about its contents.

‘It’s hard to wrap my head around’: Men’s retreat leads to life-changing decisions for Christ
“These men got away for a weekend and experienced the peace from other men who knew Jesus and had that life change,” said North Monroe Baptist Church Director of Facilities and Men’s Ministry Jeff McPherson.

Evidence Christianity is no longer in decline? Here’s what one new study says.
Recent Pew Research confirmed earlier trends of a plateauing of the religiously unaffiliated and a pause, at least, of the decline in Christianity.

Florida Disaster Relief volunteers offer unique skills
If you were to drive past Metairie Baptist Church, located just outside of New Orleans, you would see a parking

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for November 7
Confidence in Seasons of Uncertainty Genesis 15:1–6,13–16 Trust God even when the way is not clear. (1–5) The Bible does

Lifeway’s Ben Mandrell to preach in view of a call July 13 at Bellevue
The pastor search committee at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, has unanimously recommended that Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources become the church’s next senior pastor.