
GA Baptists head into evangelism conferences with ‘renewed priority,’ increases in baptisms
Georgia Baptists are heading into a pair of evangelism conferences with a full head of steam, having seen a 30% increase in baptisms over the past year and more than 92% increase since 2020.

First person: What we can learn from believers around the globe
In my various roles, I’ve been privileged to travel the world, talk to global brothers and sisters in Christ, and

Christians’ homes in Pakistan hit by gunfire, fuel bombs
Muslims fired gunshots and threw fuel bombs at the homes of Christians in a village in Pakistan at 2 a.m. on Feb. 12 for supporting an opposing political party in last week’s elections, Morning Star News reported.

Top 10 ideas for teaching Sunday School
Ken Braddy said there are a number of things he’d tell his “younger self” after some 30 years in Christian

New podcast dives into humorous side of pastoral ministry
A new podcast titled “It Could Only Happen to a Pastor” was recently launched by the North American Mission Board and is hosted by Southern Baptist pastors Matt Capps and Josh Reavis. The show invites listeners into the hilarious, awkward and “did that really happen?” moments that come with shepherding a local church.

‘Confirm the calling’: Baptist association trains young leaders with ‘Timothy Sunday’
Churches in the Springfield, Missouri, area are intentionally pouring into new preachers for what they’re calling “Timothy Sunday.”

Extremists kill more than 20 in Christian region of DRC
Islamist extremists are suspected of killing more than 20 villagers in a predominately Christian region of the Democratic Republic of

Recovery ministry leads to new church, helps former addicts ‘never pick up a needle again’
“We wanted to reach people who were struggling with drugs, alcohol, and homelessness,” said church planter Fred Weymouth, “because those are the things Casey and I used to struggle with.”