Mississippi church planter perseveres for decades of Delta ministry
Eddie Jones reflects on his journey as pastor of Victory Temple Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, recalling his initial challenges and eventual triumphs in church planting.
GCR Task Force files unsealed, available for review (part 1)
The audio files from the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s 10 months of work in 2009 and 2010 were sealed for 15 years, the agreed-upon time by the group. The collection is housed in the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives and consists of 57 compact discs and very few paper documents.
Magician, minister Garrard turns retrospective in ‘Thanks Dad!’
A labor of love and a story that needed to be told. That’s how David Garrard — retired minister, professional
First Person: Spin on VBS reaches out to senior adults
A church in our area recently completed a project to reach senior adults with the gospel and accelerate the spiritual
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for October 10
JOY AND CONTENTMENT Philippians 4:10–20 In all situations. (10–14) It appears some time elapsed between early gifts from the Philippian
5 social media tips for Baptist churches
Most Baptist churches can use social media tips to better engage with their audience. For years, smaller ministries were frustrated
Angola inmate pastor granted parole, begins new life
Robert Hyde, the immediate past pastor of Grace Baptist Church in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is now a free man
Southern Baptists respond to powerful Indonesian volcanic eruption
Within minutes of the powerful eruption of Mount Semeru in Indonesia on Dec. 4, Southern Baptists began working with international