
CSBC eliminates 6 staff positions after CP decrease
The Executive Board of the California Southern Baptist Convention has announced that six positions have been eliminated, two by voluntary retirement. The CSBC announced the move June 17.

‘Forever changed’: College team serves in sub-Saharan Africa
University students from Hawaii and Arizona recently traveled to Sub-Saharan Africa to share the gospel. They found that God’s goodness follows them everywhere they go.

Students, next-gen leaders gather to strengthen generational, family bonds
“The Kingdom of God was here way before us, and it will be here way after us,” Shane Pruitt told

Witchcraft courses spreading across US campuses
This fall, Arizona State University is offering eight courses with words like witchcraft, magic or the occult in the title. Meanwhile, one course will cover Christianity.

FBC Dallas’ historic sanctuary burns
Firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire at the historic 134-year-old sanctuary of First Baptist Church Dallas tonight (July 19).

Carlisle couple’s ministry partnership going strong
Mike Carlisle recalled feeling like a “businessman wearing a ministry hat” in his first church staff position. Perhaps it was

Evangelicals give themselves C+ in these categories
In a new national study, evangelical Christians have graded their spiritual lives as roughly a C+ when weighed against 12 discipleship categories.

First person: Why I hate drywall and why you should too
Standing around with pastors during a break at an associational pastor’s conference, one pastor lamented that his church had stopped growing. When I asked why, he said his building could only hold so many people. When I asked him why a little thing like drywall would prohibit growth, it was like scales fell off his eyes.