IMB’s Pratt speaks on suffering, worth of gospel
“But see, here’s the thing: the normal experience of Christians throughout history, and normal today in most places, is that Christians suffer for their faith. It’s normally dangerous just to be a Christian,” Zane Pratt said.
Management years of congregations and the need for God’s empowering vision
As I sat across the desk from the pastor, I heard him describe a congregation with many great qualities. But they had no idea about where they were headed, much less what God’s empowering vision might be for their next seven years.
Underground churches, smuggled Bibles continue to reach people oppressed by communism
Vazgen Zohrabyan was nine years old, living in Soviet Union-controlled Armenia, when the Iron Curtain began to crumble in 1990.
Donation of water heaters boosts TN disaster relief efforts
Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been given 200 water heaters to assist homeowners in Waverly who continue to recover from
‘The road not traveled’: An urgent plea for a brighter future for the SBC
“To truly understand and attack the problem of crippling decline looming large over the future of the SBC will require Southern Baptists to embrace two radical steps,” says Chuck Kelley, president emeritus of New Orleans Seminary.
Patton named Arizona Mission Network executive director
Monty Patton, associate executive director of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists, has been named executive director. In a
Study examines what churchgoers want to hear from pastors each week
Four in 5 U.S. Protestant churchgoers (80%) believe a pastor must address current issues to be doing their job, according to a Lifeway Research study. Few (16%) disagree, and 4% aren’t sure.
‘Is it possible?’: IMB partners live out answered prayers in South Asia
They had no contacts, and they didn’t know where they were going to spend the night. Luis Baltazar and Hugo