
Noah’s flood explored by MO Baptist Apologetics Network member
While some Christians believe Noah’s flood was a local deluge, Stenberg believes the clearest way to understand the Genesis account and the scientific evidence is to see it as a global flood.

‘We’re for you’: Rural church gives ‘extraordinary gift’ to neighbor church
Cooperation has long been a defining mark of Southern Baptist churches. Together, churches can accomplish far more than they can alone.

IMB global missionary partner from Mexico helps spread gospel in Colombia
“This is a win-win opportunity for both [the seminary] and IMB. The students get to serve on an established team with veteran IMB missionaries,” said Amanda Davis, director of globalization at the IMB.

Motion to abolish Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission voted down by messengers
A motion to abolish the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission failed as the June 15 morning session

First person: ‘Oh, how we need Easter’
Easter is the day death died. If the Jerusalem Times ran obituaries, the passing of death’s sting would have been listed in the next day’s edition.

Soaring congregations pivot to disciple-making
No one remembers how the debate started, but they remember what happened at the small group leaders annual retreat six years ago — a move toward a disciple-making approach that has made a transformational difference in the active engagement of maturing and serving disciples in Kingdom-focused ministry.

Ukrainian Baptist seminary president: Amid ‘darkness … we see a glimmer of light’
Yaroslav “Slavik” Pyzh, president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, Ukraine, recently shared a sobering, yet still hopeful, update with Fellowship of Wildwood in Wildwood, Missouri.

FBC Orlando missions team celebrates 20 years serving on BCF campus
How do you celebrate a twentieth anniversary? For a missions team from First Baptist Church Orlando, Florida, the answer might