IMB trustees appoint 83 new missionaries
International Mission Board trustees approved 83 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 15-16 meeting.
Death toll rising in Myanmar after 7.7-magnitude earthquake
Rescue workers continue to search through the rubble in Myanmar following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on Friday (March 28). More than 1,700 people are believed to be dead.
Officers elected during SBC annual meeting in Dallas
In addition to electing North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley for a second term as Southern Baptist Convention president, messengers to the annual meeting June 10–11 in Dallas elected a slate of other leaders.
Safer than Tylenol? Missouri AG sues Planned Parenthood over mifepristone claims.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, accusing the organization of misleading women about the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone.
GuideStone aims to help ‘every servant of Christ finish well’
Hance Dilbeck said in 2023, GuideStone’s research showed that 76% of the ministers they serve say they wish they had started planning for their retirement earlier.
First person: Death and life in the power of the tongue
“Words matter because they have tremendous power. Our words can build people up or tear people down, can heal or wound, can unify or divide. They can inspire or manipulate.”
Blasphemy law wielded against another Christian in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan on June 23 arrested a Christian under blasphemy laws as part of his siblings’ effort to retaliate against him over a property dispute, Morning Star News reported.
TN Baptists grateful for 100 years of Baptist Collegiate Ministry — and counting
It was a humble beginning, but in 1925 the Tennessee Baptist Convention made a commitment to launch a ministry focused on reaching college campuses across our state with the gospel.