
Editorial: What’s the purpose of a Baptist institution?
“Far too many Baptist institutions are about self-preservation. We need to be about the point of our existence.”

Soaring congregations have laypersons with a heartfelt visionary story
Are active laypersons in your congregation sufficiently captured by God’s empowering vision for your congregation that they can speak from

Religious liberty, Israel, IVF among topics in proposed SBC resolutions
The Resolutions Committee has released a list of “preliminary” drafts of this year’s proposed resolutions that will go before messengers during the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.

First Person: How much should a pastor be paid?
A recent study by Lifeway Research produced some helpful information about pastoral compensation in North America. Among other findings, the

Egyptian government grants legal status to nearly 200 churches
The Egyptian government granted legal status to 191 churches and church-affiliated buildings, pointing to the nation’s greater efforts to remedy the non-licensed statuses of thousands of Christian congregations.

Baptists share Good News in Indy during Crossover 2024
“We are hoping that Crossover is a spark that will light that fuel of revival and evangelism here in our community, help us build up some of our churches,” said Roger Kinion, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Greenfield, Indiana.

Weekly churchgoers still oppose same-sex ‘marriage’ while public support reaches high, study shows
The percentage of Americans who say they support legal same-sex “marriage” reached a new high, but support has fallen among

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for September 25
Faith on display in your conversations James 3:1–5a, 9–10, 13–18 The epistle of James has been compared to Proverbs because