Background checks essential, but how many churches use them?
In the wake of various sexual abuse scandals, many churches are weighing the importance of background checks in their hiring processes and working to find the way to best protect children within the church.
Lifeway’s Ben Mandrell to preach in view of a call July 13 at Bellevue
The pastor search committee at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, has unanimously recommended that Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources become the church’s next senior pastor.
Russian Baptists continue to meet after ‘house of prayer’ sealed
The Russian Supreme Court in Moscow is scheduled Aug. 28 to hear the appeal of an unregistered Baptist church in Kurganinsk whose building was sealed by government officials in May.
Samaritan’s Purse plane hijacked in South Sudan; suspect arrested
A small single-propeller airplane belonging to Samaritan’s Purse was hijacked by an armed man Tuesday (Dec. 2) in South Sudan.
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission presidential search committee chair requests prayer as vetting begins
The seven-member presidential search committee of the board of trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern
Study: How often do you confess sins to God?
Most churchgoers try to avoid sin before it happens and seek to confess it afterward. For many, confession is a
First person: Serving the Lord in times of war
Ever wonder how pastors should lead in times of war, especially when the pastors are serving those directly impacted by
Ukrainian churches remain ‘key agents of God’s work’ amid ‘poisonous hatred,’ evangelical leaders share
A former Russian Baptist union leader, speaking from Moscow, voiced an apology for his countrymen who are “participants in this