
Discipleship comes ‘full circle’ for NC pastor and associate
When Matthew Rummage first became pastor of Olivet Baptist Church in Catawba, North Carolina, his vision of success looked a little different than it does now.

Judge’s ruling keeps ban on pastors endorsing candidates
A federal judge rejected a settlement that would have lifted an IRS ban on pastors endorsing candidates, saying the court had no authority to approve an agreement, in a surprising end to a decades-long battle.

Lifeway analysis reports SBC lost more than 1,200 congregations in 2022
According to Lifeway Research’s analysis of the 2022 Annual Church Profile of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1,253 congregations that were part of the Convention in 2021 were no longer connected in 2022.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for July 3
INTERDEPENDENT INDEPENDENCE 1 Corinthians 10:23–33 Recently I had a short conversation with a highway patrol officer. It was on the

60 years: Congreso 2024 challenges students to find identity in Christ
More than 1,500 students and leaders from across the state and beyond attended the three-day conference organized by the BGCT evangelism team and held at Waco’s Extraco Events Center.

Abortion appeal scheduled for MS Supreme Court; Gulf of Mexico floating clinic could be on the way
A three-judge panel of the Mississippi Supreme Court declined July 8 to issue a temporary injunction that would have allowed

WMU Pursue Conference asks attendees: ‘Who is at your table?’
The Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas Pursue Conference kept the Great Commission focus that has been at the heart of the organization since its beginning, while setting the stage for coming shifts.

Church appeals street evangelism ban in UK
A British evangelical church is fighting a legal notice that could criminalize aspects of its street preaching.