
‘Sweet place to be’: Jamie Dew reports celebratory milestones for NOBTS
Students at NOBTS and Leavell College are getting a “strong theological education” for much less money than at other seminaries thanks to Southern Baptists’ gifts through the Cooperative Program.

Digital Bible Institute revolutionizes follow-up, training for missions laborers
For decades, a continuing concern for short-term missions teams has been the follow-up with new converts. Have the new converts

Author tackles spiritual warfare in ‘Decurion: Called to Be a 21st Century Warrior’
Alabama author Mark Randall has envisioned a story with a video game premise that he presents as a spiritual warfare

Helping churches engage their Afghan neighbors in simple, practical ways
In response to the number of resettled Afghan refugees in communities in the United States, the combined compassion ministry of

IRS: Churches can endorse political candidates
For years, conservative legal groups have argued that an IRS rule barring churches from endorsing candidates was unconstitutional.

Attorney urges churches to be proactive in sexual abuse prevention
Attorney Greg Love said the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, and “what is predictable is preventable.” “When

First Nations Version breaking down walls for Native American readers
The First Nations Version, an indigenous translation of the New Testament, was published last August by InterVarsity Press. As of

Study: Mainline pastors less likely to hold historic Christian doctrine
According to the National Survey of Religious Leaders report, “Clergy who lead predominantly white mainline Protestant churches are much less likely to hold traditionally orthodox Christian beliefs than clergy in any other group.”