2025 VBS to ‘magnify’ details of Scripture, lead kids to discover God’s bigness
Lifeway Christian Resources recently announced 2025’s Vacation Bible School theme. The theme seeks to show children that God can be found in even the smallest pieces of His creation and how to admire those details.
First person: Discover the great stories within congregations
How can you uncover the stories of missional engagement in congregations? Without sounding flippant, the answer is to gently and consistently ask for them. You might be surprised by what you discover.
Annual Church Profile: What the latest numbers mean for SBC
The recent slide in total memberships among congregations affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention slowed in 2023, while baptisms, worship service attendance and small group participation all grew.
Beach Reach students seeking ‘something far more lasting’ than parties, fleeting fun
While many college students head to the beach for spring break in search of parties and fleeting fun, others are pursuing something far more lasting.
Go Tell Ministries marks 35 years of evangelism through camps, crusades
Ask Rick Gage about Go Tell Ministries, and the conversation turns quickly to evangelism and seeing people’s lives transformed through the power of God’s Word.
Reasons why your church doesn’t need a printed bulletin
Many churches have stopped handing out printed bulletins. During the pandemic, churches couldn’t distribute printed bulletins because attendance moved online.
Opened door: Hobby Lobby donates building to New Orleans congregation
Faith-based arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has donated a historic church building to the members of the NOLA Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Butterfield shares about sin, transformation and the Christian life’s ‘normal war’
Rosaria Butterfield recently shared with Union University students that her former identity as a lesbian activist was not the root of her sin, but rather the “evil fruit” of a deeper unbelief in God.