
CBU women’s basketball team prepares for first-ever trip to ‘March Madness’
Four years since winning the Western Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time, the California Baptist University women’s basketball team has claimed their second title, this time able to accept an automatic bid to NCAA Tournament.

Bible study helps missionary break through ‘cultural Christianity’ roadblock
Cultural Christianity seemed like a huge roadblock in IMB missionary Sarah’s ministry. She encountered people every day in Poland who affirmed they were “Christian.” But when Sarah asked, “Why did Jesus die?”, the question stumped them.

Christian robotics club in MO shares faith with Scottish students
The robotics program of about 17 students is an intentional part of the school’s “product and practice of a true Christian worldview,” said Brandon Tucker, principal at FBCA.

Fictional, but ‘very real’: Missouri church releases ‘Undefiled’ movie
Christian movie-goers are slowly becoming used to more faith-based films being available to watch at home or at the box office, but one Missouri church is taking matters into its own hands to release new films …

Simple formula to keep, improve your church bulletin
In a modern, digital age, many churches are wondering if it is worth maintaining and distributing physical bulletins each week. Communication expert Mark MacDonald offers tips on how to produce a helpful printed bulletin.

Update: DR volunteers helping CA wildfire survivors find healing, ‘treasures’ from ashes
“Now, we have added personal property recovery to our workload, helping families uncover precious keepsakes from the ashes — treasures that bring healing and remind them that hope is closer than they thought,” noted Kendrick Neal.

‘It was nuts’: Tornado interrupts prayer service, rips off church wall
“I have never done a job like this before — quite unique in just one wall being sucked off and the structure still standing,” said Mike Pickel of Crestview Baptist Church in Georgetown, Texas.

First person: Impacting the Middle East with global missionary partners
Through the International Mission Board, missionaries are allowed to travel the world and proclaim the gospel to all nations, even when they’re seemingly placed in an unlikely region.