Indonesian authorities foil plan to bomb churches
Authorities in Indonesia last week arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said.
First person: Finding hope amid the pain
After a painful experience, hope often feels fragile. I have learned to allow joy to begin in small moments. It
Lifeway’s Going Beyond Live draws largest crowd since pandemic
Around 5,600 women gathered in Athens, Georgia, from churches across the United States for Going Beyond Live at the largest live event Lifeway has hosted since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
USCIRF: COVID-19 used as ‘excuse’ in religious persecution globally
Countries used COVID-19 as an excuse to persecute religious minorities and sometimes blamed certain religions for the pandemic itself, the
Send Relief Sunday set for Aug. 7
Send Relief, the compassion ministry arm of Southern Baptists, is encouraging churches to engage their communities by meeting needs and
Michigan church focuses on being ‘a blessing to others’
Instead of one big Easter outreach event this year, Treasuring Christ Church, Ypsilanti, Michigan, mobilized church members to host numerous
Arkansas offers new resources for abuse prevention, response
During its 2024 annual meeting, the ABSC’s Sexual Abuse Response and Resource Team chairperson Christa Neal — who serves as Title IX coordinator for Ouachita Baptist University — gave a brief update and encouraged Arkansas Baptists …
When tragedy becomes banal: Why news consumers experience crisis fatigue
By Rebecca Rozelle-Stone University of North Dakota When Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by land, air and