
Church’s ministry extends Helping Hands toward community with clothes, food
For 10 years Roby Baptist has been meeting its small community’s clothing needs through its Helping Hands ministry, a retail store that charges nothing for its items. The expanding ministry just added a food pantry.

Missionary couple, Haitian mission director killed by gangs in Haiti
Three people, a Haitian man and an American couple who all worked for a Christian mission organization, were killed by gang members near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday night (May 23).

7 truths on perseverance and prayer
I recently reflected on what God taught me during some difficult years, and maybe these thoughts will be encouraging to you if you’ve been praying for someone for a long time.

MBTS receives $1.25M grant to establish institute for preaching, preachers
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1.25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers.

Self-care essential to avoid ministerial burnout, experts say
People in helping professions of all kinds risk experiencing compassion fatigue and burnout, but ministers face an additional issue, clinical psychologist Don Corley of Waco, Texas, asserted.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 16
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for June 16, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.

7 reasons why pastors need encouragement today
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. However, it is vital to your church and pastor that you not bind your goodwill toward your pastor to just one month out of the year.

Panel discusses biblical counseling as part of discipleship
Discipleship as a lifelong journey and the role of biblical counseling are important in addressing life challenges, noted Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary faculty in a Jan. 30 panel discussion.