The overlooked legacy of a fallen soldier
Capt. Sanford M. Brown Jr. was a member of the 139th Infantry, 35th Division primarily composed of men from Missouri. His father, Sanford M. Brown Sr., was co-owner and editor of Missouri’s Baptist newspaper, The Word & Way, in the 1920s.
Longtime communicator moves to pastoral role
Gary Myers, longtime communications director for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, is transitioning to a pastoral role at First Baptist
Christian man sentenced to death on Good Friday under Pakistan’s blasphemy law
A Christian accused of writing blasphemous content that sparked violent riots in Jaranwala, Pakistan in August 2023 was sentenced to death along with other harsh penalties on Good Friday (April 18).
CBU students learn sharing gospel ‘doesn’t have to be complicated’
CBU college students “walked away [from missions trip to England] more confident in their faith … surprised that it was easier than they thought it would be.”
Carlisle couple’s ministry partnership going strong
Mike Carlisle recalled feeling like a “businessman wearing a ministry hat” in his first church staff position. Perhaps it was
USCIRF report: Religious freedom in Iran ‘sharply’ deteriorating
Religious freedom and human rights conditions in Iran — which already were bleak — have “sharply deteriorated,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reported in an update released Sept. 11.
Ministry Check database key part of preventing abuse, ARITF reports
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force has released new information about the Ministry Check database that will
Humanitarian crisis worsens in eastern Congo
Conditions continue to worsen dramatically in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 25.5 million people face the danger of hunger, a Baptist leader there said.