Missional mindset transforms life for Ohio church
Steve Looker and The Refuge Church are on a mission to reach 55,000 souls in Zanesville, a community in the Appalachian region of eastern Ohio.
But the story of the two-and-a-half year old “replant” began seven years ago …
‘Minister of encouragement’: Ken Whitten joins NAMB to serve, connect pastors
Ken Whitten, recently retired pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida, will become national director of pastoral leadership at
GA Baptists head into evangelism conferences with ‘renewed priority,’ increases in baptisms
Georgia Baptists are heading into a pair of evangelism conferences with a full head of steam, having seen a 30% increase in baptisms over the past year and more than 92% increase since 2020.
More deadly tornadoes prompt swift response from Southern Baptist DR volunteers
Another wave of deadly tornadoes over the weekend kept Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams in the South and the Midwest
Pastors, looking for a new podcast? ‘Heart of Pastoring’ launches
To help them navigate the challenges of being a pastor, Midwestern Seminary has launched a new podcast: The Heart of Pastoring with Jared Wilson and Ronnie Martin.
Desire for ‘all our churches to be healthy’ unites TN church leaders
“Our goal was to help our pastors realize that church ‘health’ is what we are looking at. We want all of our churches to be healthy — and that can mean different things for each individual church.”
IMB’s growing options for donor gifts draws questions
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