
Chitwood thanks Southern Baptists for funding new work, helping missionaries stay the course
“Since I became IMB president, because of your generosity not one IMB missionary has come home due to financial need. Thank you,” said Paul Chitwood during the International Mission Board report.

First Person: Consider a family missions trip this year
What if you went on a missions trip as a family? What if your family partnered with missionaries for a

Bakers reaching the world through cinnamon rolls and missions trips
Church bake sales are a common way to raise funds for missions and ministry projects. But Melanie Wallace and Rita Bragg from Hephzibah

Churches and local TV commercials: A few things to consider
I’m always thrilled when churches make the decision to share their story through local TV commercials. In spite of the

Baylor rescinds grant for LGBTQIA+ study following ‘concern and confusion’
Baylor University has rescinded a $644,000 grant intended to study the “disenfranchisement” of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women in churches, following

‘We’re open’: California disaster relief effort leads to church revitalization
Spring flooding in California’s Central Valley yielded opportunities for California Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief workers to extend compassion in

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for September 19
Sure of the Truth 1 John 2:18–29 In John 18:38 Pilate asks, “What is truth?” At no time in history

New Mexico’s first women’s leadership training event draws ministry leaders
Women from across New Mexico gathered recently at Sandia Baptist Church in Albuquerque for the first women’s leadership training event. Sixty-four