
‘Focused on helping people’: Georgia church opens counseling center to serve community
People seeking counseling in Cobb and Paulding counties now have an option that provides Biblically-based help for those dealing with trauma and crises. Burnt Hickory Baptist Church recently officially opened its new counseling center.

First person: Two biblical lessons on time
“As 2025 begins to unfold, two biblical lessons regarding time emerge that will help us navigate whatever is ahead,” writes pastor Adam Dooley.

More than a golf outing: ‘Ministry for Men’ about realistic discipleship
Men’s ministry in many churches is event-driven, offering a wild game dinner, a golf outing or a trip to Promise

VBS grew up — and it’s impacting women’s ministry
Created to reach women who may have never experienced VBS, FBC Bolivar’s unique ministry has led women to Jesus and inspired other churches to replicate the event.

Planning a ‘short devotion’ at an event? Here’s some advice
The point of the devotion time is to slow everyone down, focus people’s thoughts in the right place, and start the event with our priorities in place. However, so many people completely miss the point of a devotion …

Church planters in Alaska encouraged by home church in Louisiana
David Gamble has served as a church planter with the North American Mission Board for the last 10 years in

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Oct. 6
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for October 6, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.

SC megachurch leaving SBC: ‘We don’t want our affiliation to distract’
NewSpring Church, which has more than 14,000 members at 13 campuses across South Carolina, has announced its withdrawal from the Southern Baptist Convention, citing the “distress and conflict” its continued affiliation is causing.