
New directors announced at Mississippi Baptist Convention Board
The Mississippi Baptist Convention Board has recently called two new staff members — John Maxey as director of church planting and revitalization and Kris Smith as director of worship ministries.

Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief allocates $70,000 for Ukrainians
Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is among other state DR ministries responding to the crisis in Ukraine and has allocated $50,000

Study: How is economy impacting churches?
Giving at local churches is not keeping up with inflation, but pastors feel better about the economy than they did last year.

ERLC’s Psalm 139 Project and its ‘often overlooked’ way of protecting lives
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has provided more than 85 ultrasound machines to pregnancy resource centers since 2004 through what the organization calls the Psalm 139 project.

‘Shine-Thru Parade’ held for special needs community in Pennsylvania
For nearly five years, Riverbend Community Church of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania has partnered with its community to present a “Night

‘Off the map’: IMB’s Project 3000 pursues people on edge of lostness
International Mission Board missionaries are going the extra mile, quite often literally. Find out why. The Week of Prayer for International Missions is Dec. 3–10.

Daniel Dickard to be nominated as SBC Pastors Conference president
Daniel Dickard, pastor of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, will be nominated for Pastors Conference president during

‘Community’ effort: KY church fills 300 backpacks for Christmas
For the past three years, Christmas has meant backpacks at Shelbyville First Baptist Church.