Tennessee church experiencing ‘miracles’ with attendance, finances, outreach
In November of 2020, following a year of challenges caused by COVID-19, the future did not look very bright for
Baptists respond to growing needs in Myanmar
A March 28 earthquake in Myanmar destroyed 15 church buildings and significantly damaged 10 others. Eight million people have been internally displaced by the quake, joining 19 million displaced persons already living in the nation.
TX Move Conference equipping young people for ‘life’s big decisions’
Danny Rangel, online and young adult pastor at BT Church in McAllen, Texas, says people ages 18–29 face what he calls “life’s big decisions” regarding beliefs, ideologies, college, career, relationships and marriage.
How is economy affecting churches? Not that good, study says
“The bad news is that most churches continue to feel pain and discomfort from current economic realities,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, on economy.
Death Row inmate seeks to ‘restore hope,’ give God ‘all the glory’
If Texas Death Row inmate William Keith Speer is executed as scheduled Oct. 26, two men whose lives have been transformed by God will be present — one on the death chamber gurney and one in the adjacent viewing area.
Former Presbyterian minister seeks to fill training gaps as NAMB’s director of urban planting
A former Presbyterian minister has been chosen to serve as director of urban church planting for the North American Mission Board’s Send Network.
Years after church fire, youth group has ‘ignited’ through adversity
Three years after a fire destroyed Southside Baptists Church’s youth building in Paris, Texas, their youth ministry has taken off, drawing in an average of 75 students each Sunday and quickly filling up slots for yearly youth retreats.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for July 10
WALKING WITH THE SPIRIT Galatians 5:16–25 Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump. Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara. Henry Winkler as Fonzie.