
Study: Church closures and ‘the most significant engine for evangelistic growth’
The changing religious landscape in the United States includes a decline in the total number of Protestant churches.

GA town sees hundreds of decisions leading up to evangelistic crusade
“The key to the success … was the people of God have been praying for months for this crusade,” said Rick Gage, the Georgia-based evangelist who leads Go Tell Ministries.

Baptists in Eastern Europe serving God in the midst of war
“We have to understand that nothing that happens in our world is out of [God’s] control,” said Nelutu “John” Iubas, who is president of Romanian-American Mission in Romania. “We have a God who’s above everything.”

‘How Great Thou Art’ gets new verse for 75th anniversary
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the hymn’s popular English translation, Grammy-winning Christian singer-songwriter Matt Redman has teamed up with 15 other artists and released a new version,

First Person: Learning from the law of unintended consequences
“Watching and covering aspects of the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting the past few years reminds me of the law of unintended consequences,” Jennifer Rash notes.

Resumés for Alabama’s executive director being accepted
Seven weeks — that’s the plan for the pool of candidates to be finalized for the transition and search team to consider as the next executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.

Georgia man seeks to build unity one wave at a time
Ned Vandiver loves his walk. He strides with purpose, like a man on a mission. Actually, he is. While driving

Many Syrians lose everything but find hope along refugee highway
Audrey Chism’s prayer was simple — a brief blessing over the meal their Syrian friend Amira had prepared. But when