
MBTS receives $1.25M grant to establish institute for preaching, preachers
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1.25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers.

Florida pastor blends faith with athletics
JJ Johnson does a different kind of moonlighting. In addition to his position as pastor of South Tampa Fellowship, he also

Update: Couple suing surrogate mother who refused abortion gain temporary custody of baby
A California couple who demanded that their baby’s surrogate mother abort their child has gained custody of their son since his birth and is now criticizing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for intervening in the surrogate mother’s pregnancy.

‘Night of terror’: Gang attacks Haiti church, slaughters 47 people as violence intensifies
Gang members massacred at least 47 people and injured about 22 others after gunning down people inside a church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Dozens more were kidnapped, many of them children, the United Nations and Amnesty International reported. The incident is thought to be one of the largest mass abductions in the nation in recent years.

University’s training claims religious liberty is ‘license to discriminate’
Does religious freedom really just give license to discriminate? A University of Georgia (UGA) training program claims it does.

Your Voice: Practical ways to equip the next generation of ministers
By Phillip Slaughter We desperately need to equip more ministers if we want to replace those who are retiring or

‘The Forge’ producer Kendrick and Q&A on discipleship
Stephen Kendrick discusses the role of discipleship in the church and how pastors can use “The Forge” and its discipleship resources to spark impactful discipleship in their churches.

‘Nothing like it’: Disaster Relief effort sustains 70-year-old farmer after flash flood
Terry Lamb opened his front door on the morning of July 11, he expected to see rain. Instead, he saw floodwater creeping toward his Tennessee house.