
Cooperative Program gifts holding steady above budget as year-end nears
Giving through the Cooperative Program is $7,613,924.45 or 4.44% ahead of the year-to-date budgeted amount of $171,302,083.37, according to a

First person: A day in the life of a military chaplain
Think you know what military chaplains do? You might be surprised.

4 simple steps to discerning God’s will
John Herring, CEO of Iron Stream Media, says discerning God’s will really comes down to discerning His “next best thing,”

Relief and freedom? Syrian church reopens after being padlocked for a decade
Christians and other religious minorities in Syria continue to wonder about their long-term future after the fall of the Assad regime, said Charles Costa, president of the Convention of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Lebanon.

Hundreds of decisions for Christ at Louisiana youth evangelism conf.
Organizers and participants of the recent Youth Evangelism Celebration praised God for the 830 students who made decisions for Christ,

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 2
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Feb. 2, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

She was working on her GED when she found God
Tashonda Stephens had enrolled in an education program at the Columbus Baptist Association to earn her GED. In the process,

Wisconsin church’s missions partnership sparks ‘catalytic’ moment
Rock of Hope Church in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, recently hosted a missions team of 25 from FBC, Trenton, Missouri. The