
Rodeo event a ‘training center’ for Mississippi evangelism
Don Lum, MBCB Director of Evangelism, reflected on 10 years of rodeo ministry. “The State Fair Commission have been very gracious to let us be a part of it every year, and we’re excited to see what God’s going to do with it next.”

Appeals over removing churches from SBC spark larger debate
The announcement that three churches will appeal the decision to deem them not in friendly cooperation with the Southern Baptist

Evangelical hero Kelvin Cochran accepts position with Alliance Defending Freedom
A hero in evangelical circles who took on the city of Atlanta in a high-profile religious freedom case and won

First person: What are the benefits of fasting?
“Though the concept is somewhat foreign to us, it was commonplace in ancient Israel,” writes pastor Adam Dooley. “Fasting appears 75 times in the Bible.”

Missions team from Wyoming finds many in Mexico City open to gospel conversations
CrossPoint Baptist Church in Worland, Wyoming, partnered with an organization called Good News In Action this spring to help start

First person: One common preaching technique — and why it’s a problem
“You can’t start with your idea and then find a list of different Scriptures to support it. You always start with Scripture.”

Mississippi News January 2, 2025
Mississippi News January 2, 2025 Obituaries Ronnie “Jiggs” Maxie, who served churches in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, died Nov. 27

North Carolina convention restructuring effort underway; state Baptist newspaper role to be evaluated
A restructuring plan for the work of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina launched yesterday (Aug. 24) as soon