Baptist Press

'tell me. I want to know the story of Jesus.? After making cell phone calls, asking store owners for directions and riding rickshaws through downtown Dhaka, the two South Carolina volunteers knew their pilgrimage had been worth it when... Continue Reading »

Head bowed, Drew Neely* expected ridicule as he approached a crowd of approximately 500 Bangladeshis. After a sixth day of waiting in offices and pleading with official letters, Neely still was unable to receive final permission from authorities to... Continue Reading »

Six years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, churches in New York City are marking the anniversary with remembrance services and continued outreach to those directly affected by the tragedy, but they?re also experiencing a sense of healing,... Continue Reading »

Straight from MTV comes a report that says today's youth are happiest when they?re with their family and most of them hope to marry and have children of their own someday.... Continue Reading »

A broad cross-section of nearly 1,200 New Orleans-area residents gathered at First Baptist Church on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. They came to the 2007 Katrina Anniversary Prayer Rally to praise God for his abiding grace over... Continue Reading »

Researching Japanese immigrants in Argentina was among the ministries conducted on mission trips this summer by teams from Southern Baptist Seminary.... Continue Reading »

The Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina has voted to move out of the state convention offices, citing a disagreement over hiring practices and a desire to serve other groups, including churches affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.... Continue Reading »

America is saturated with sexual immorality, and the only solution is submitting to God's standards for sexuality, Albert Mohler Jr. told a CNN audience on Aug. 20.... Continue Reading »

?Jesus said, ?Follow me and I?ll make you fishers of men.? He didn't say every time you fish you?re going to catch something,? said Mike Smith, LifeWay Christian Resources? FAITH/Evangelism specialist.... Continue Reading »

Prior to 2004, Macedonia Baptist Church's heart beat almost solely for its members. ?We were a bunch of older folks who pretty much attended church for ourselves,? said Gerald Williams, a member of the Fayetteville, N.C., congregation. ?We were... Continue Reading »

Over the past 15 years, hundreds of friends, neighbors, church members and even prisoners have shared Sunday lunch at pastor Alvin Sullivan's home. For most people, serving 30-50 people a home-cooked meal every week after preaching a sermon would... Continue Reading »

Not far from the Mississippi River, sweet-sounding tones of the harpsichord and fiddle mingled with the chirping of the cicadas to accompany the voices of the faithful in well-worn hymns.... Continue Reading »