Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief continues work on fire recovery in panhandle
More than 2o volunteers began working March 6 for cleanup and fire recovery in the Oklahoma panhandle, confirmed Jason Yarbrough, Disaster Relief director for Oklahoma Baptists.
Church communication trends for 2024 — amid ‘ever-changing landscape’
To effectively reach and engage the community, let’s look into some trends — based on talking with hundreds of churches — that might shape the way churches communicate in the coming year …
‘Hour of need’: Ukrainian Baptists seek prayer, support
More than two years after Russia’s intensified assault on Ukraine began, Ukrainian Baptists appealed to “brothers and sisters in Christ in the United States” for prayer and support.
TN church closes its doors to help launch others for BlueOval ministry
“It was explained to us that if we waited until we had to close the doors, this would possibly not be a church anymore,” church deacon David Prine said. “It could be a McDonald’s. And we didn’t want that to happen.”
BCM/D is ‘in a great place’ to serve others, says exec Tom Stolle
We are experiencing tremendous unity and staff alignment. We will continue to invest in our staff and lift each other up. If we’re stronger, we’re better at serving you, and our desire is to be great at it,” Tom Stolle said.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for April 21
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 21, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
GCR Evaluation Task Force releases six recommendations
The Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force announced six recommendations on Monday (June 3), following the release of its final report three weeks ago.
‘Thank you’: Gateway Seminary honors Iorg for 20 years of service
Friends, alumni, faculty, students and trustees gathered Tuesday, April 16, to honor Jeff Iorg for his tenure as president of Gateway Seminary and to commission him for service at the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.