
‘Raising up leaders’: Church planting thrives across Utah, Idaho
More churches in Utah and Idaho (rather than from outside the two states) are becoming “sending” churches, Michael Cooper told attendees to UISBC’s recent annual meeting.

Evangelist’s case goes before the Supreme Court
Authorities arrested Gabriel Olivier in 2021 after refusing to remain in a designated protest zone in Brandon, Mississippi.

New congregations birthed in Northwest Baptist Convention during pandemic
From fall of 2020 through the end of 2021, pastors and ministry leaders across the Northwest Baptist Convention started 29

Tragic attack on Hanukkah event in Sydney
The investigation continues as at least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded when a father and son reportedly opened fire on people during a Hanukkah celebration Sunday (Dec. 14) at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, according to multiple news outlets. Authorities called the attack terrorism targeting Jewish Australians.

Nations ‘on the move’: Baptists unite to serve diaspora peoples in U.S.
The International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, Send Relief and Woman’s Missionary Union are uniting to better serve churches focusing on the missionary task in every community on North American soil.

Scars and grace: Woman remains thankful her mother chose life
Chrystal York was 13 when she learned she was conceived after her mother was raped by a man whose advances she rejected.

Rashional Thoughts: Do you assume the best or worst in people as a first response?
Do you remember a time when we gave each other the benefit of the doubt? When we didn’t jump to

First person: Steps to reaching the unchurched
When I first became a believer, evangelism meant “cold call,” door-to-door telling people about Jesus.