
‘Still in shock’: Disaster Relief teams continue aid in East Tennessee
These teams represented just a few of the hundreds of disaster relief (DR) volunteers from Tennessee, Texas and other states serving people from the Newport area to as far northeast as the Mountain City area.

Pastor shot, Christian worshippers kidnapped in northwest Nigeria
Terrorists attacked a church service in northwestern Nigeria on Sunday (Jan. 15), shot and wounded the pastor and kidnapped 25

What happens if associations cease to exist?
George Bullard shares five things that would be different if Baptist associations cease to exist.

New study equips Christians to ‘win hearts, not arguments’
Lifeway Christian Resources released its latest Bible study by Preston Perry, Everyday Evangelism: Pursuing Hearts, Not Arguments, focused on equipping the everyday believer to share their faith with confidence and to engage non-Christians

Ministry devoted to helping couples ‘like each other’ again
A longtime South Carolina pastor, Eddie Leopard, and his wife, Dawn, have launched a ministry devoted to helping couples who

‘Great Commission focus’: Kentucky churches see baptism surge
Churches are seeing the results of faithful evangelism, said Rob Patterson, the leader of the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s evangelism team. Churches that were regrouping after the pandemic have returned to “a Great Commission focus.”

Revolution: What your church can do for your association
During a recent online gathering of Baptist association leaders, one pastor exclaimed, “I get it! It is not about what

BGAV messengers hear business, task force report on women in ministry in 2nd session
Messengers to the Baptist General Association of Virginia kicked off their Tuesday morning session (Nov. 12), which included a proposed budget increase and an update from the task force on women in ministry.