
Autism ministry is personal journey for Ohio pastor, family
When Wayne Yeager talks about autism ministry, it’s personal. Yeager, lead pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Liberty Township, Ohio, has served the Cincinnati-area congregation since 2019.

Ministers blend faith, career at annual retreat
Tennessee’s bivocational ministers gathered in the heart of the Smoky Mountains last month for a weekend of fellowship and renewal.

Rapid growth of ‘nones’ may be slowing, study shows
Rapid growth of ‘nones’ may be slowing, according to a study by Pew Research.

Lifeway to continue operating lifewayworship.com
Lifeway President and CEO Ben Mandrell announced Lifeway plans to continue operating lifewayworship.com

NAMB’s Send Luncheon emphasizes foster and adoptive families, encourages pastors
There were four main themes during the North American Mission Board’s Send Luncheon on Monday, June 10, in Indianapolis as Southern Baptists blessed a family and provided support for adopting and fostering families.

Groups pledge to sue over Ten Commandments displays
A coalition of civil liberties groups — including Americans United for Separation of Church and State — pledged to sue if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms

Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into school; more than 30 killed
A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI jet crashed Monday (July 21) into Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood, killing at least 19 people, including the pilot, and injuring over 160 others …

First person: Learning from Deaf culture as a hearing person
Over the past few years … God has opened many doors to a world outside my own, a planet which is complicated, a universe more overwhelming than my self-centered solar system, yet a world which is real: His world.