Texas church baptizes 31 students in one day
When Community Missionary Baptist Church issued an open invitation for high school and college students to be baptized, senior pastor Oscar Epps and other leaders at the Texas church’s Cedar Hill campus didn’t know what to expect.
First Person: Resisting holiday chaos — 3 Christmas traditions to protect
It’s that time of year again when my family takes our annual evening drive to see the houses with the
‘New and improved’ Pure Flix called family-friendly replacement for Netflix, Disney
Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five entertainment choices on film, DVD, streaming or television. Not so
ERLC trustees hear update from Ukraine
Slavik Pyzh, president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary, shares an update on ministry efforts taking place in Ukraine. “War is an opportunity to transform a nation.”
Hawaii Baptists to explore ways to increase missions giving through CP
The Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention annual meeting recently drew 185 messengers and 35 guests from 52 of Hawaii Pacific’s 150
Lifeway camps offer largest missions offering to IMB, NAMB in recent years
Ben Mandrell, president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, presented checks totaling $678,283.32 to International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood and North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell on Sept. 17.
‘God is in the middle of something here’: 70-year-old evangelist takes first pastorate
The man who gave Christian recording artist Chris Tomlin his first opportunity to lead worship at a concert has been called to pastor his first church at age 70. In fact, it’s the church both he and Tomlin grew up in, years apart.
Kidnappings, ongoing violence in Nigeria darken Christmas season
One Christian was killed and 53 were kidnapped on Dec. 25 in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria after more than 40