
‘Out of the box’ evangelism fuels church’s unexpected growth
An emphasis on “out of the box” evangelism has helped bring about a recent uptick in baptisms and worship attendance at First Baptist Church Leesville, Louisiana.

Texans volunteers build playground for disaster relief host church
Texans on Mission volunteers from Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo returned to Fritch in recent days to complete a project they learned about during a disaster relief deployment.

‘God provides’: New well an answered prayer for Missouri church
People began investigating the problem and it became obvious the well was not recoverable and a new one would have to be drilled. There was only one problem: There wasn’t enough money to get the job done.

‘Clear calls to action’: 350 students make salvation decisions at GA amusement park
More than 350 Georgia students made commitments to Christ at the Wild Adventures amusement park in Valdosta on Thursday and Friday, providing a spiritual grand finale to a year that will be remembered for large numbers of decisions…

WMU Pursue Conference asks attendees: ‘Who is at your table?’
The Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas Pursue Conference kept the Great Commission focus that has been at the heart of the organization since its beginning, while setting the stage for coming shifts.

Exec Comm presidential search team announces new candidate ‘is emerging’
The search team for the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has announced that an “excellent” candidate “is emerging.”

Q&A with David Allen, candidate for SBC president
The Baptist Paper reached out to each of the six individuals who have announced intentions to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, June 11–12.

Oklahoma volunteers see ‘significant fruit’ following recent tornado damage
As parts of the Southeast braced for more storms on Wednesday (May 8), Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers were in action responding to the outbreak of tornadoes in Oklahoma in late April and early May.