Advent in an ‘aggressively subjective, individualistic culture’
Advent should remind justice-minded Christians their “yearning” and “longing for more” is rooted in the awareness God’s Kingdom has come, but it also is yet to come, theologian Will Willimon told religious leaders on a Zoom call convened by Pastors for Texas Children.
Church empowers students to be missionaries in their schools
More than 40 students from First Baptist Church Zachary, Louisiana, have embraced God’s call to be missionaries in their schools, and subsequently have begun to see a spiritual harvest from their collective outreach efforts.
TAB Media’s top stories of 2025
Every December, our TAB Media team takes the time to look back and assess some of the stories we published
Pastor in India killed after refusing to leave faith
A pastor was slashed and shot to death in front of family March 17 by suspected Maoists. Yalam Shankar was
‘Innocent until proven guilty’: Stages of a crime investigation
News outlets run reports almost weekly of pastors getting arrested for various crimes — but an arrest doesn’t mean that person has been found guilty. Just recently, a jury found an Arkansas pastor who had been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material not guilty.
Missional mindset transforms life for Ohio church
Steve Looker and The Refuge Church are on a mission to reach 55,000 souls in Zanesville, a community in the Appalachian region of eastern Ohio.
But the story of the two-and-a-half year old “replant” began seven years ago …
‘No reason to move’: Pastor reflects on 6 decades at same church
In many parts of Illinois, there are pastors who have stayed in their churches for 15, maybe 20 years. And some longer than that, like maybe 25. But few have stayed 60 years.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 15
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Feb. 15, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.