
When doubt creeps in: Study measures churchgoers’ faith in God
When facing difficult circumstances, most churchgoers still trust in God’s love and provision. Some, however, begin to question God’s character and involvement in their lives, and their number has grown in recent years.

26 ways to honor your pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month
I publish this list each year, and I usually do it in October. I’m posting it this year in September so you and your church can consider ways to show gratitude to your pastor during next month’s Pastor Appreciation Month.

Back from Ukraine: Baptist college student ‘didn’t feel unsafe’ on mission trip
Life in Ukraine seems to go along unfazed by the Russian military buildup along the country’s border, a short-term missionary

Gateway Seminary announces presidential leadership transition
Gateway Seminary has initiated an executive transition plan to elect a new Seminary president. Current President, Jeff Iorg, asked the board of trustees to begin the transition process at the October 10, 2023 meeting, in Portland, Oregon.

Digital strategy provides lifeline for Ukrainians, prompts ‘thousands of gospel conversations’
Bombs are falling every 10 minutes in Mariupol, Ukraine, a Ukrainian official reported. As hearts and buildings are broken, International Mission

Stay of execution granted for coordinator of faith-based program
Less than five hours before he was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Oct. 26, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for Death Row inmate William Keith Speers …

Militants kill 92 in Nigeria, kidnap 60-plus in Christian villages
Militants killed about 92 people and kidnapped more than 60 in one week in the predominantly Christian villages of Nigeria’s

Mississippi Baptists see 269 decisions for Christ at state fair
During the Mississippi’s state fair, more than 140 Mississippi Baptist volunteers shared the Good News of Christ with some 2,520 fairgoers, of whom 269 made professions of faith.