
First Person: When your next step is the Grand Canyon
In 1984 my family and I had just answered the call to plant a church in northern Michigan. I had

Mississippi preschooler’s ‘Mr. Bubba dress-a-like’ video goes viral
Ask preschoolers at First Baptist Church Clinton, Mississippi, about their professional aspirations and you’ll get the gamut from Power Rangers and Cinderella to Mr. Bubba … Bubba Cagle, that is, church facilities manager extraordinaire.

Illinois church holds community barbeque event for law enforcement
“One question that was asked repeatedly was ‘Why?’” pastor Scott Nichols reported. Law enforcement officers from DuPage County who attended

GuideStone strives to honor faithful servants
In 1917, Southern Baptists meeting in New Orleans were introduced to the idea of a board that would help pastors

Colorado wildfires: Southern Baptist response underway
Colorado Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have begun serving meals and assisting families impacted by a massive wildfire in Boulder County

Arkansas young adults learn, worship at IMB’s REV7:9 event
Authentic worship, fellowship and discipleship melded at the International Mission Board’s REV7:9 event in Conway, Arkansas.

Islamist extremists kill 21 Christians, set fire to church in Mozambique
Islamist extremists killed 21 Christians in October attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province. On Oct. 26, one individual was killed

Pastor lessons: ‘We need to cheer on the younger generation’
Dan Summerlin, who pastored four churches of different sizes in five decades, shared insights of what he learned from each decade during the Shepherding Conference in Lexington, Kentucky.