
Church leaders spotlight mental health stigmas, ministry opportunities
“It’s important to be willing to walk with people and be present when it’s uncomfortable” said Melissa Pryer, a registered dietician and member of Ten Mile Baptist Church, McLeansboro, Illinois.

First person: Here’s what I’m thinking when you share your ‘God idea’
I get a lot of requests to read scripts, take pitch meetings, and give career advice. I’m a “connector,” and it’s apparently part of my DNA. But when it comes to helping people, there’s always one response that stops me in my tracks.

Annual Church Profile: Amid falling membership in SBC, baptisms increase for 5th consecutive year
While fewer members belong to Southern Baptist congregations, more people are attending worship services and small groups and are being baptized.

First person: Ways your church can stay connected with graduates
Over the last several weeks, our churches celebrated with high school seniors as they graduated.

Teaching resource for Lifeway’s Explore the Bible lesson for May 24
Ideas and questions to help group members and leaders study and teach Matthew 26:17–30

TobyMac on ‘Life After Death,’ managing grief and collaborating with DC Talk
Since Truett McKeehan, an aspiring rapper, died at age 21 in 2019 after an accidental drug overdose, his father, the

First Person: Reflections on Queen Elizabeth II
I think it was at my very first meal after moving to England that a new friend taught me this

Baptists and the struggle for religious liberty (Part 1): Persecution before revolution
Baptists in the southern colonies experienced explosive growth during the First Great Awakening. They also began to experience increased persecution …