
‘Valued and loved’: Kansas City ministry reaching trafficking survivors
Trafficked women need support to survive and to be restored. ReHope, a faith-based ministry formerly called Restoration House and founded out of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association, provides that support and encouragement.

Church planters attend assessment retreat, ‘affirm their call’
Church planting candidates recently gathered at Indian Springs Baptist Church in Bryant, Arkansas, to confirm their calling and become better equipped as they embark on their potential church planting journey.

Baptist Nursing Fellowship holds annual summit in Kentucky for first time
Baptist Nursing Fellowship, a national organization that focuses on missions and sharing the gospel, recently held its annual Summit and concluded that meeting with a Harvest Health Fair at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville.

Texas church takes Christmas joy to Ukrainian refugee children
For the third consecutive year, volunteers from First Baptist Church in Garland, Texas, will travel to eastern Europe to bring Christmas joy to Ukrainian refugee children.

First person: Be the reason someone’s thankful this Thanksgiving
Have you ever thought about what makes someone truly likeable? Here’s a little truth bomb: it’s not their looks, talent, or even their charm.

The secret weapon a pastor needs for church growth
Church communication expert Mark MacDonald shares why bringing outside expertise into your church is a secret weapon for church growth.

Church in Indonesia continues to worship despite threats to disperse
A church in West Java Province, Indonesia refused to yield to Muslim intruders’ attempts to stop their worship service on

Popular tools help leaders, volunteers identify strengths for more effective ministry
In recent years, Christians have sought to discern how they might best engage with and utilize personality tests. The volume