Steve Gaines remembered as ‘anointed preacher, soul winner and encourager’
Steve Gaines, longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, died March 20, after a long battle with cancer. He was 68.
International students across Arkansas reached with weekend getaway
The weekend getaway gives international students an opportunity to meet Americans who are “not their professor or school administrator, and have conversations in a non-threatening way.”
Religious freedom violations continue in Myanmar
Systematic violations include church bombings, imprisonment of pastors, and killings of Christian leaders.
‘Focused on helping people’: Georgia church opens counseling center to serve community
People seeking counseling in Cobb and Paulding counties now have an option that provides Biblically-based help for those dealing with trauma and crises. Burnt Hickory Baptist Church recently officially opened its new counseling center.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for December 18
I WILL RAISE John 2:11–23 Do you remember the days prior to autofocus cameras? The photographer twisted the lens this
‘Miss Lois’ traces her family’s Christian faith back to Baptist missionaries serving in China
Lois Lin’s rich missions heritage can be traced back more than a century to a Southern Baptist missionary serving in
Worship pastor dies by suicide after sexual abuse arrest; church releases statement
Last week, former Kentucky pastor David Rodgers, 40, killed himself after being arrested on multiple sexual abuse charges, including possession of abuse materials exploiting a minor under 12.
Little Rock Chinese church thankful for year of growth, unity and answered prayers
As it continues to grow, the church — which currently meets in the building of the Arkansas Baptist Children & Family Ministries — is on the search for its own space.