
‘We’re open’: California disaster relief effort leads to church revitalization
Spring flooding in California’s Central Valley yielded opportunities for California Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief workers to extend compassion in

Missionary kids welcomed to U.S., prepped for transition to next phase
Wearing modest, knee-length denim shorts and a T-shirt, a soon-to-be college freshman is hanging out with friends who, like her,

New Mexico’s first women’s leadership training event draws ministry leaders
Women from across New Mexico gathered recently at Sandia Baptist Church in Albuquerque for the first women’s leadership training event. Sixty-four

Texas church helps penetrate darkness in Southeast Asia
Tabernacle Baptist Church in Ennis, Texas took the International Mission Board’s challenge to embrace an unengaged, unreached people group by establishing an

First person: Traits of strong discipleship programs
I’ve seen some churches that are, in fact, doing discipleship well.

A new path for bivocational pastor after answering call
When Greg Knapper saw a church group of about six people walking up the driveway to his home, he told

‘Thankful to Him for running’: Pastor reflects on Boston Marathon finish
The Bible instructs Christians to “run the race with endurance,” but even the writer of Hebrews would have to admit

From tragedy to blessing: Georgia church turns tornado-ravaged trees into firewood
The mile-wide path of destruction left behind after an EF-4 tornado rumbled across Coweta County, Georgia in March was nearly