Illinois messengers celebrate ‘thriving’ amid pandemic, challenges
Illinois Baptist messengers gathered for their annual meeting in Springfield, where they heard promising reports of missions and ministry, passed
Study: What are pastors saying about church discipline?
Most pastors say their churches have policies in place to address significant misbehavior by church members, but few have actually used those policies recently.
Church leadership and the ‘pipeline crisis’
At a gathering of pastors, the discussion turned to the leadership pipeline crisis. Specifically mentioned was the crisis of finding church staff but also the lack of church planters for new congregations or multisite campuses.
Pastor spends night on pond in latest VBS fundraising challenge
For 14 years, Deep Creek has set a giving goal to be met during VBS. In turn, pastor Mark Perko sets a challenge that he will complete upon the goal being met.
SEBTS golf classic raises $120,000 for student scholarships
This year’s Southeastern Classic golf tournament raised more than $120,000 for student scholarships for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary students.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for January 2
EZEKIEL WARNS Ezekiel 28:11–19, 25–26 Ezekiel records a series of judgment oracles against the nations in Chapters 25 through 38.
First-person: Protecting children from social media’s harms
In the fall of 2021, while pouring my morning coffee, I barely noticed the newspaper headline about Facebook — near
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for August 10
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for August 10, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.