First person: Help your congregation remember the sermon
I’ve done it as a listener, and you probably have, too. By time Monday rolls around and the week cranks up, you’ve already forgotten the sermon from the day before.
How churches can ‘hold the rope’ to serve adoptive, foster care families
“Not everyone is called to adopt or foster, and that’s okay. But we can all lighten the load in some way,” says Meredith Weber, an adoption and foster care coordinator.
Mississippi News Aug. 14, 2025
Obituaries David Tim Cline, longtime North Mississippi pastor, died July 19. He was 76. Staff changes Kevin Brown is the
First person: Dealing with difficult group leaders
So what happens when you realize you have a difficult leader on your hands in your group ministry?
‘Our hearts mourn’: GA Baptists call for prayer after 4 killed in school shooting
Two students and two teachers are dead following a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, this morning (Sept. 4). A 14-year-old student has been charged with the murders, according to news reports.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for March 15
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for March 15, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
IMB president emeritus Jerry Rankin returns to SWBTS for Global Missions Week
In his introduction of Rankin, SWBTS President David S. Dockery expressed delight to have the alumnus back to preach on campus. Rankin suffered a minor stroke in July but was able to keep his scheduled visit.
In new SWBTS role, Darling extols ‘power in the gathered church’ in face of opposition
Like the early followers of Jesus, Christians today should understand the “power in the gathered church” no matter the opposition