
‘Celebration of All Nations’: St. Louis-area church serves as international ministry hub
When you attend church at Canaan Baptist in Oakville, Missouri, you may think you are in a typical suburban church

Church branding essential: ‘Matchy matchy’
In fact, there are four areas that must match. And by doing the hard work of making these areas similar (i.e. matchy matchy), you’ll create an environment of trust, reliability and loyalty for your congregation and community.

Endangered youth: Protecting children from online predators
EDITOR’S NOTE — Across the nation, children and teens are plagued by a host of escalating tragedies. In this series,

Your Voice: Ways to pray as a new school year begins
First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more …

Destitute and crying, Central Asian man makes desperate plea — and finds answer
Damir sat by the side of the road, destitute and crying. He prayed God would either help him or let

Church plant launches new effort in Minnesota college town
Though Anthem Church in Columbia, Missouri, was a church plant itself seven years ago, it’s already starting to grow other churches and recently sent members to Mankato, Minnesota, to aid a new work near Minnesota State University.

Find a local church: University’s dinner tour helps students plug in, find a home during college
When new students arrive at the University of Florida each fall, Eddie Gilley and student leaders from Baptist Collegiate Ministries are

Why are struggling Baptist associations overwhelmed?
“Struggling associations need intervention from outside the association. Their director or strategist may easily burn out and need personal support,” writes George Bullard.