
Vision 2025 Action step 2 proposal — Add 5,000 church congregations
Editor’s Note — This is part 2 of 5 in a series of stories related to Southern Baptist Convention Executive

DBU global gathering urges prayer, awareness for persecuted around the world
Dallas Baptist University’s Institute for Global Engagement hosted a global gathering to pray for all persecuted religious minorities, Oct. 24-25.

IMB celebrates service of Hispanics during National Hispanic Heritage Month
The task for the day was sharing the gospel – with total strangers. Talking about Jesus in public can be

Sheriff ministers to inmates, helping improve their lives
Since being elected sheriff in 2014, Paul Thomas, a member of Englewood Baptist Church, Jackson, Tennessee, has sought to positively

First person: Methods have changed, but role of state papers is the same
Longtime Tennessee Baptist editor Lonnie Wilkey shares how methods in publishing have changed, but the role of state papers remains important.

IMB missionary pipeline surpasses 1,100; ‘More people will hear the gospel,’ Chitwood says
Four years ago, 300 candidates waited in the International Mission Board’s missionary pipeline, considering a call to the nations. That

Tips for leading the way toward genuine engagement with each other and to help inform decision makers
Want to stay informed but not upset all the time? Wondering how you can convince those in elected and top-level

MBTS offers 100% tuition scholarships for 105 first-year students
Midwestern Seminary has announced that full-tuition scholarships for first-year master’s students in For the Church Cohorts will be extended to incoming students in the 2025–26 academic year.