
Not done yet: Church treasurer turns 100 years old
One hundred years old today, Alma Dean Hicks has served as treasurer of Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Leakesville for 65 faithful years, and she has no intention of retiring.

‘When Faith Meets Therapy’: Anthony Evans shares mental health journey in new book
Playing injured. That’s how former professional football player and Christian author and speaker Anthony Evans describes living with major depression

First person: Do church planters need more ‘early risk’ for later success?
Today, with so many networks out there that pay salary and set church planters up with insurance, mentoring advice and building expenses, much of the risk of launching a church has been eliminated. I’m wondering if that risk is needed.

Texas churches mobilize partnership with Ukraine
The Healing Path Movement, a church-to-church program connecting Baptist congregations in Texas with Ukrainian churches, is celebrating a growing network of more than 40 Texas Baptist churches while preparing for new ministry opportunities, including an upcoming trip to Ukraine.

Hannibal-LaGrange University names Robert Matz next president
Hannibal-LaGrange University has named Robert J. Matz as its 18th president. Matz was appointed by the full board of trustees

Future leaders developed to fill ‘terrible void of godly leadership’
The camp is designed to equip and encourage young men and women to consider and pursue a life of public service. Students ages 13–19 are eligible to attend.

Baptist associations are about solutions
In the mid-1990s, I was in the national office of the Evangelical Free Church of America to speak about denominational

California Baptists celebrate partnerships of diversity; SATF presents report
Under the banner of “Better Together,” messengers to the 81st meeting of California Southern Baptist Convention celebrated diversity and partnership