‘Fresh opportunities’: 5 practical ways to ignite engagement in 2025
Here are five practical ways to increase engagement in 2025. For the sake of the gospel.
First person: Public resources extend, amplify Baptists’ compassion ministry
It is not a matter of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief becoming the arm of the government — it’s the government recognizing and supporting Christians who are eager to stretch out their arms to their neighbors in need.
Disaster Relief: ‘Complete strangers coming in and doing what they can is amazing’
“Complete strangers coming in and doing what they can is amazing,” Justice said. “Christ gave it all to us. I was so overwhelmed I don’t know where to start.”
Abuser database derailed by legal hurdles, Iorg explains
“I would say, it’s not so much on the back burner as it is we want to teach churches how to access databases that already exist … ” said Jeff Iorg, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
Human rights may worsen in Afghanistan amid intensified ‘crackdown’
Human rights and religious freedom in Afghanistan have deteriorated since the Taliban regained control in 2021, and expert panelists testified during a March 19 hearing that the situation could get worse.
Lottie Moon has chapel named in her honor by Georgia church
Lottie Moon, a household name among many Southern Baptists because of her selfless and sacrificial missionary service among the people
99-year-old pianist has been making music for 85 years
“I do have a satisfied feeling when I play,” Grace Street said. “When I’m not there, there is no one else to play, and that’s not what you would want to hear.”
From the field: How is your church helping orphans, vulnerable children?
Ten years ago, I was visiting Shelter Yetu, an orphanage in Naivasha, Kenya. A young boy stood alone at the chalkboard,