‘Fine arts Bible study’ group reaches atheist student with gospel
“People aren’t always going to react well to the gospel,” said Payton Beucher, a student at Northwest Missouri State University. “But you don’t give people the excuse to throw it back in your face.”
Four Tennessee church members killed, pastor hospitalized following Texas plane crash
A Tennessee church is grieving following the deaths of four church members in a plane crash in Texas on Jan.
Revive Summit highlights possibilities for replanting, revitalizing
“In the last three years, the shift has been staggering: 435,000 lost in 2020; 410,000 in 2021; and then 484,000 in 2022. In total, the [Southern Baptist Convention] has lost more than 1.3 million people in just three years.”
Mississippi News July 17, 2025
Obituaries John Steven Delony, who led several churches in Arkansas and Mississippi, died June 12. He was 78. Staff changes
Changed lives take time, ‘patience’ in historic Nevada town
“To reach people, it takes a lot of honesty, one-on-one conversations and consistency,” pastor Austin White told The Baptist Paper. He could have added “patience.”
One injured, gunman dead after Michigan church shooting
The quick thinking of a deacon and a security guard stopped a church shooting just after it started in a Detroit suburb this morning (June 22).
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for October 15
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Oct. 15, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Most churches rebounding financially from pandemic, study says
Emerging from the pandemic, most churches appear to be rebounding financially, Lifeway Research reported. After churches faced budget shortfalls and