Bible Access List highlights restrictions around the world
Somalia tops the list of countries where access to the Bible is blocked by law, actions of religious extremists or acts by other nonstate actors, the Bible Access Initiative announced Oct. 2.
Update on Louisiana library staff firing
Liberty Counsel, a Christian ministry that engages in strategic litigation to promote evangelical Christian values, sent a demand letter, Oct. 17, to the East Baton Rouge Parish Library on behalf of Luke Ash.
3 out of 10 Baptists live in highly vulnerable areas, BWA reports
Globally, three Baptists in 10 face the highest levels of vulnerability to hunger, poverty, violent conflict and religious persecution, the
Volunteer missions teams vital to reaching desert people group
“God will do what He says He will do, and I want to be a part of it,” Vera says
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for October 22
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Oct. 22, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
First person: Lessons learned as a pastor’s wife
We all know ministry life is hard and marriage is hard so combining those two can be extra complicated.
Tony Evans steps away from pastoral duties after falling ‘short of the high standards of Scripture’
Well-known speaker, author and pastor Tony Evans and his church leadership team have announced he has stepped down from pastoral duties after admitting to falling “short of the high standards of Scripture.”
Prayer urged for missionary missing in South Africa
Josh Sullivan, a U.S. missionary and pastor, was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint Thursday evening (April 10) while delivering a sermon at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa.