
‘Thank you’ letters from jail highlight hope, transformation
A team of 30 volunteers are bringing hope and transformation to inmates at the Anderson County Detention Facility.

Desire for ‘all our churches to be healthy’ unites TN church leaders
“Our goal was to help our pastors realize that church ‘health’ is what we are looking at. We want all of our churches to be healthy — and that can mean different things for each individual church.”

First person: Transitions and ‘true leadership’
Leadership transitions are common in life. A boss retires. An incumbent loses an election. A pastor moves to another church. A parent leaves or passes away. … Having experienced all those leadership transitions, I’ve learned they can be both good and bad, depending on the people, the situations and how well the transition is planned and implemented.

Mathew Mueller: Christ stays faithful through trials, our ‘shifty’ faith
In a world that is desperate for truth and full of pain and trials, Mathew Mueller has seen Christ transform

‘God really opened my eyes’: ‘Deconstructed Mormon’ shares gospel journey
Brandon Mueller describes himself as what one of his Metro Baltimore Seminary professors once called a “deconstructed Mormon.” The phrase resonated with

Baptist Campus Ministries developing future Christian leaders
Abby Hostetler and Mark Wisler, student leaders in the Baptist Campus Ministry at Eastern Kentucky University, returned last week from

NC man charged with stealing instruments, electronics from church
A Burke County, North Carolina man has been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of musical instruments and electronics following a recent break-in at First Baptist Church Icard in Connelly Springs.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 26
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT Ephesians 5:8–21 As I write this, the gas station down the street reveals a gallon of