
‘Hands-on responsibility’: IMB, Send Network partner to send church planters overseas
This April, 15 pastors and church planters from the North American Mission Board’s Send Network traveled to Frankfurt, Germany, to

Judge’s ruling on conditions in TX prison gives ‘positive tailwind’ to Baptist efforts
The ruling notes: “At the outset, the Court notes that the parties are in agreement that air conditioning all TDCJ facilities is necessary as a matter of inmate health and safety.”

How your church can serve pregnancy resource centers
The thought of sitting across the room from a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy strikes fear in the hearts of

Former Illinois schoolteachers join together for Disaster Relief work in Louisiana
Many years ago, when Ken Cummins and Jeff Marquardt were wrestling coaches, they coached at rival schools in Illinois. When

First person: How to fail forward — one step at a time
Failure has a way of getting into our heads if we’re not careful. It sneaks in through the side door, whispering things like “You’re not enough” or “You’ll never get it right.”

Strother named executive director of State Convention of Baptists in Indiana
Ryan Strother is the new executive director of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana. He was officially named to

Rural Tennessee congregation displays small-church grit
“When the call comes for our disaster team to go, we’ll be ready,” says Butch Porch, a member of Woodland

Reaching people at apartment complex in Okinawa, Japan
A small group from Koza Baptist Church in Okinawa, Japan, were recently blessed to be invited into a local apartment