
Appellate court permits Florida church to resume worship services
A Florida church can now resume in-person worship services after a state appeals court temporarily lifted a lower court injunction against the congregation.

Pro-life groups sue for right to hire pro-lifers
Two pro-life organizations, Right to Life of Michigan and Pregnancy Resource Center, are challenging a state law that forces them to recruit and hire individuals who oppose their fundamental beliefs and mission.

Mississippi’s Barry Lee named state’s Bivocational Pastor of the Year
Barry Lee, pastor of Rolling Hills Baptist Church Carriere, Mississippi, was honored as Mississippi Baptists’ 2023 Bivocational Pastor of the Year during the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board’s annual meeting.

Outdoor ministry helps strengthen relationships between fathers and children
Helping fathers connect with their children can be challenging, especially in an age of fractured families, omnipresent digital devices and

Utah missions team builds beds, home for family in Mexico
A six-person construction missions team from First Baptist Church Pleasant Grove, Utah, shares through pictures their experiences on the team’s ninth annual trip 27 miles south of Yuma, Arizona, to build a home for a needy family.

CSBC eliminates 6 staff positions after CP decrease
The Executive Board of the California Southern Baptist Convention has announced that six positions have been eliminated, two by voluntary retirement. The CSBC announced the move June 17.

Filming underway for Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’
Filming has begun in Rome on “The Resurrection of the Christ,” Mel Gibson’s sequel to his 2004 “The Passion of the Christ,” Variety first reported.

First person: Will we know one another in heaven?
Will we remember our closest friends in heaven? Will we still know one another? A quick survey of biblical literature answers these questions.