
Vision trips helping churches look ‘outside of ourselves’
While the state of Texas continues to be a missions field, it is also a missions base from which individuals are sent to go and make disciples. The Center for Missional Engagement is helping Texas Baptists churches explore opportunities…

SBC Exec Comm trustees handle variety of business items
Proposed $190 million CP allocation budget for the upcoming 2024–25 fiscal year is down $5 million from the current 2023–24 budget year. EC trustees also approve Credentials Committee’s recommendation to disaffiliate 4 churches.

National WMU acquires Royal Racers
National WMU acquired Royal Racers on May 1. Since 1984, Royal Racers has resourced Royal Ambassadors with high quality wooden craft kits.

Rwanda government shuts more than 5,000 churches over code violations
In a crackdown, Rwanda has shut down more than 5,600 places of worship over failure to meet the conditions required for operation.

The world and the church are ‘two completely separate kingdoms,’ MacArthur urges at CBN event
Nearly 1,200 people gathered at the Anaheim Marriott the evening of June 12 for a three-hour Conservative Baptist Network event

NAMB breakfast panel: Church planters, keep the focus on the Kingdom
For church planters, the big picture — the “real endgame” — should always be about the kingdom of God, said

Study examines what churchgoers want to hear from pastors each week
Four in 5 U.S. Protestant churchgoers (80%) believe a pastor must address current issues to be doing their job, according to a Lifeway Research study. Few (16%) disagree, and 4% aren’t sure.

4 tips for growing your Sunday School class/small group
For years, people tried to crack some closely guarded secrets. For example: the formula for Coca-Cola the enigma machines used