Study: How is economy impacting churches?
Giving at local churches is not keeping up with inflation, but pastors feel better about the economy than they did last year.
ERLC’s Psalm 139 Project and its ‘often overlooked’ way of protecting lives
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has provided more than 85 ultrasound machines to pregnancy resource centers since 2004 through what the organization calls the Psalm 139 project.
‘Off the map’: IMB’s Project 3000 pursues people on edge of lostness
International Mission Board missionaries are going the extra mile, quite often literally. Find out why. The Week of Prayer for International Missions is Dec. 3–10.
Study examines religious repression from ‘Axis of Upheaval’
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea form an “Axis of Upheaval” whose members collude to repress religious freedom both within—and often outside—their borders, a new study says.
BGAV messengers adopt budget, elect officers for 2026
Messengers to the 2025 Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) annual meeting adopted a budget and elected new officers among other items in a Nov. 12 business session.
Samaritan’s Purse plane hijacked in South Sudan; suspect arrested
A small single-propeller airplane belonging to Samaritan’s Purse was hijacked by an armed man Tuesday (Dec. 2) in South Sudan.
Three Acteens selected to serve on 2024 national panel
“These young women have missional hearts and are already doing so much to share the gospel in their own communities and through experiences across their states and even internationally.” —Heather Keller, Acteens consultant for national WMU
Bible sales continue to surge; see latest numbers in US, UK
For many Christians, it may be no surprise that Bible sales continue to surge in these confusing times — and recent reports continue to support this news.