
‘Every believer involved’: KY church baptizes more than 700 this year
At Hillvue Heights Church, sharing the gospel “is a way of life,” says lead pastor Steve Ayers of the Bowling Green, Kentucky, church. That has resulted in the church baptizing 703 people this year.

SBC Exec Comm members head to Nashville for first in-person meeting since emotional session last fall
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee are making their way to Nashville this afternoon and tomorrow morning for

First person: New England churches model creative, collaborative ministry efforts
A recent opportunity to visit with Terry Dorsett, executive director of the Baptist Churches of New England, only solidified my excitement for and interest in the ministry efforts taking place in the six-state region.

SBC Exec Comm brief intended to ‘state for the record our polity,’ Robertson explains
U.S. Circuit Judge Dana M. Douglas did not provide a reason for the Dec. 15 ruling declining the EC’s request to file an amicus brief in the McRaney v. NAMB case.

IMB Collegiate Week provides ‘right boost’ for NextGen connection, learning
How important is Collegiate Week to the International Mission Board? It’s important enough that 25 IMB personnel attended the most recent event, with half being overseas missionaries.

Could the CP allocation proposal in TN be the start of a new trend?
Tennessee Baptist Mission Board directors recommend same Cooperative Program allocation budget for coming year but propose change in distribution formula — a move away from what has been advocated for at the SBC level for the past 15 years.

CWJC alumni develop partnership, serve domestic abuse victims
CWJC — a ministry of Woman’s Missionary Union — teaches job skills and life skills to low-income women. Hagar’s Heart is an Arlington-based organization dedicated to supporting, educating and empowering domestic violence survivors …

Book review: The Asbury Revival revisits 1970 student-led movement
Wayne Atcheson was “raised on evangelism and revival,” having grown up as the son of a street preacher, tent revivalist,