
New beginnings: 10 spiritual guidelines to help maintain goals
January is the month for setting new goals and creating change in our life. However, a recent study shows that 80% (abc.columbia.com) of people who start, disregard those good intentions by February.

FL missions team focuses on training, prayer and making connections in Honduras
The seven-person team from First Baptist Church Crestview, Florida, traveled on “rough roads, through mud and rocks” in a recent missions

Longtime California Baptist leader Fermín Whittaker dies at 83
Fermín A. Whittaker, the longest-tenured executive director of California Southern Baptist Convention, died Friday, Feb. 7.

BGCT board approves insurance program for churches needing relief
The program is intended to provide relief to Texas Baptists churches experiencing significant insurance premium increases and coverage cancelations and to reinvest earnings to further convention ministry.

To our SBC family: An open letter from fellow SBC pastors
We, the undersigned, are Southern Baptist pastors and leaders who love our family of churches and who are grateful for the hard-won complementarian commitments expressed in the Baptist Faith & Message.

GuideStone adds new position to focus on pastoral wellness
Mark Dance is joining GuideStone Financial Resources as the new director of pastoral wellness. He previously served as a senior

Discern weekend in MS spotlights calling out those called to ministry
Discern, a weekend retreat for high school and college students who believe they are sensing a call to the gospel

‘Worship war’ continued: Addressing the ‘rabbit trail’ argument
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is Part 2 of a three-part series on worship music. In Part 1, we were