Baptist Press

People who don't go to church may be turned off by a recent trend toward more utilitarian church buildings. By a nearly 2-to-1 ratio over any other option, unchurched Americans prefer churches that look more like a medieval cathedral... Continue Reading »

Baptist leaders in the former Soviet Union are catching a vision of fulfilling the Great Commission as they learn more about Empowering Kingdom Growth and Thy Kingdom Come, according to Southern Baptists who have been working with those leaders... Continue Reading »

With increased frequency, the Chinese government is persecuting house churches and banishing foreign Christians from the country, presumably to squelch voices who might draw attention to the plight of religious minorities in the nation surrounding the Beijing Olympics.... Continue Reading »

Persecution against house churches in China last year was up 30.4 percent from 2006, and the total number of people persecuted was up 18.5 percent, according to a report by China Aid Association.... Continue Reading »

More than one in every 100 American adults are in jail or prison, according to a recent study by the Pew Center for the States, which also found that about half of released inmates return to jail or prison... Continue Reading »

Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, told Executive Committee members he believes the calling of the convention is to have a singular focus on seeing people come to faith in Christ.... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee voted Feb. 18 to give $100,000 to help Union University rebuild from the devastating tornado that wrecked the campus almost two weeks earlier.... Continue Reading »

It's a fact: Vacation Bible School is the most effective evangelism strategy in the Southern Baptist Convention. Churches that understand its effectiveness also understand that follow-up is a critical component of the VBS week.... Continue Reading »

A man in ill-fitting, dirty clothes picks his way around mud holes to the front gate of the compound. He looks out to the main road and spies nothing. He paces back to his pile of furniture and checks... Continue Reading »

Four-part harmony lingers in the air. A slightly out-of-tune guitar urges the singing to start again, vibrating the plastic walls of the makeshift shelter.... Continue Reading »

Baptist leaders are planning outreach efforts surrounding the 2010 Winter Olympics that they hope will lead to additional churches in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.... Continue Reading »

John and Elizabeth Kea have learned to never say never. The Keas were among 36 new missionaries appointed by the International Mission Board Jan. 30 in Gainesville, Fla.... Continue Reading »