Barber urges messengers to ‘not grow weary,’ bear each other’s burdens
Bart Barber used his final speech as SBC president to encourage messengers to bear one another’s weaknesses and to show love to leave a lasting, godly impact.
First person: God the Father and Father’s Day
How do you picture God the Father? As distant and wrathful? As needing Jesus to talk Him off the ledge of judging us?
Greenway resigns as president of SWBTS, accepts new role at IMB
Adam Greenway has resigned as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the seminary announced Friday, Sept. 23. Greenway, who resigned Thursday,
Church engages new community through church planting, sparks generosity
Church planting was part of NewBranch Community Church’s vision from the beginning, says Teaching Pastor Ken Rucker. The question for this Georgia church, which began gathering in 2008, had always been, “When’s the right time to plant?”
Your Voice: A ‘timely and needed’ editorial
Letters to the Editor The Rashional Thoughts editorial in the Sept. 29 edition of The Baptist Paper — “Unresolved issues
Lifeway resource explores church switching trends
Lifeway Research’s Insights Report, Pew to Pew, explores data and uncovers practical tips regarding both groups — the movers, those leaving a church because of a change in location, and the shakers, those leaving for reasons closer to home.
Hannibal-LaGrange University names Robert Matz next president
Hannibal-LaGrange University has named Robert J. Matz as its 18th president. Matz was appointed by the full board of trustees
Missouri missions team meets needs with eyeglass clinics in Dominican Republic
A group of volunteers from First Baptist Church, De Soto, recently went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic where they provided eyeglasses and readers to those in need.