IMB trustees approve 72 missionaries, celebrate financial outlook
International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 72 full-time, fully funded missionaries during their Sept. 27-28 meeting near Richmond, Virginia.
‘Opportunity to grow’: AZ students share impact of discipleship retreat
A total of 198 students recently gathered from 16 college campuses across Arizona for Surge, Christian Challenge’s annual discipleship retreat, at Granite Hills Retreat and Conference Center in Prescott.
Biblical Recorder to retain management agreement with NC’s state convention
Biblical Recorder editor Chad Austin announced Tuesday (Jan. 2) that the North Carolina’s Baptist news source will continue its management agreement with the state convention.
New Pew study takes closer look at America’s ‘nones’
“Just like there’s many differences among religious people, turns out there are many differences among non-religious people, too,” said John Green, professor emeritus of political science at The University of Akron.
‘Huge heart and sincerity’: Beloved Christian singer Mandisa dies at 47
Mandisa, Grammy award-winning Christian music artist, passed away at her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday (Apr. 18). She was 47, according to a news release by K-Love radio network. The cause of her death is not yet available.
No ‘gooder place to be’: MS church dedicates 150-foot cross
While some of them may have considered it the best way to spend their Good Friday, members of Easthaven Baptist Church in Brookhaven, Mississippi, dedicated a 150-foot-tall cross on March 29.
New Mexico wildfires: Baptists respond to ‘rapidly developing’ situation
As wildfires rage in south-central New Mexico near the village of Ruidoso, Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers remain on standby as the crisis unfolds.
Pastor steps down amid controversy over church’s handling of abuse
A pastor of an Arkansas Baptist church has stepped down amid an ongoing controversy over church leadership’s handling of abuse