
Identifying, dedicating, developing spiritual gifts
Every Christ-believing member of the local church has been given by God specific spiritual gifts to be used for ministry.

New Georgia Baptist Mission Board facility ‘tool for prayer, planning and action’
Pastors, associational missionaries, and city officials gathered Tuesday, Aug. 12, to celebrate the official opening of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s new ministry center and administrative offices in Alpharetta.

Florida Baptists celebrate unity, approve 2022 budget, address sexual abuse
Florida Baptists celebrated the ties that bind during the 2021 Florida Baptist State Convention meeting held Nov. 8-9 at Lakes Church in Lakeland.

India’s harshest anti-conversion law approved in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand state, India last week passed an amendment to its controversial anti-conversion law expanding punishment to life imprisonment.

Retired Illinois pastor celebrates 100th birthday
Retired pastor Frank Marshall celebrated his 100th birthday on April 21. Nate Adams, Illinois Baptist State Association executive director, recently

Horton to retire as president of Fruitland Baptist Bible College
David Horton, president of Fruitland Baptist Bible College since 2009, has announced his plans to retire next spring after a tenure of more than 16 years leading the school located in the mountains of North Carolina.

South Carolina youth pastor charged with voyeurism
A 35-year-old South Carolina youth pastor was arrested and charged with voyeurism May 27 after allegedly videotaping a woman while

Church partnership displays ‘great picture of the diversity’ in St. Louis
The world is the neighborhood of Bayless Baptist Church in St. Louis. In fact, that world is in the building