Anchored: New parachurch organization launches to provide boot camp-type experience for potential future missionaries
From Jeremy Taliaferro’s view on the missions field, something had changed. After serving as a missionary for more than 20 years in some of the toughest places on the globe, he began to see a growing need for additional training …
First person: Don’t forget why the ‘B’ in BCM matters
When you look around your church you may notice that a lot of young people are missing. It is a common complaint as I speak in local churches that congregations are aging and young people are leaving …
First person: The Blind, a positive step for Christian movies
The Blind is a positive step in the right direction for Christian movies. More than that, it’s an encouraging example of the transformative power of the gospel.
Out of focus: Stumbling churches often lack vision
Several years ago, I stumbled while walking down the steps from my office on the second floor of my house. I was looking down and reading a paper I was holding. My feet got tangled, and I fell down the last seven steps.
‘Ceiling shook with approval’: Mississippi church makes sacrificial gift to relief effort
Southern Baptists continue to respond to the tornado devastation from storms hitting five states on Dec. 10-11, causing at least
Achieving the dream: ‘We gotta talk to each other’
(This story was posted on Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.) Sam pointed across the road to the spot
Leadership famine: 5 things your church can do
In recent decades the focus in the church has shifted away from intentional efforts to invite believers to consider vocational ministry as a calling. As a result, there’s a leadership famine in our local churches.
‘Together Again’: Baptist editors gather for first in-person workshop in two years
Highlighting the theme, “Together Again,” the Association of State Baptist Publications held its annual meeting Feb. 7–10 in Key Largo,