First person: Are churches facing a ‘demographic winter’?
The aging faithful within our congregations are a blessing and an essential resource that is too often overlooked. However, it is also true that within a few decades, much of this cohort will have entered eternity. If Ryan Burge’s chart is correct, there will not be enough GenXers, Millennials and Zoomers to sustain many of these denominations.
Missionary surgeon Rebekah Naylor honored with missions legacy award
Rebekah Naylor, known by some as the “Mother Teresa of Bangalore,” was presented the 2024 Missions Legacy Award at the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s REACH Evangelism and Missions Conference Monday night (March 11).
SBC President Bart Barber addresses media, joins diverse slate of elected officers
In his first press conference after being elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Bart Barber addressed the “historic” stand
Former sheriff killed in hit-and-run, remembered for legacy and faith
“On Sunday morning, he sat in the foyer to make sure everyone was safe and okay,” pastor Jimmy Koonce recalled. “He was always a very quieting, comforting presence.”
‘Juniors for Jesus’: Louisiana high school students revived through Bible study
At the beginning of the school year, Bible teacher Geran Maples challenged his eleventh-grade students at Highland Baptist Christian School in New Iberia, Louisiana, to prayerfully consider if following Christ was worth everything.
First person: Celebrating Easter and asking the hard questions
The Bible is full of paradox. Jesus teaches us that the first shall be last (Matt. 20:16). We are told
More than 10 Christians killed by Islamic extremists in DRC
More than 10 Christians were killed June 21 when Islamist extremists ambushed three vehicles just days after a similar deadly
Ryan Blackwell elected president of Lifeway Christian Resources
Lifeway Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Ryan Blackwell as the organization’s 11th president and CEO during a special-called meeting April