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The promise of partnership was evident at the second annual Global Summit on AIDS and the Church, as politicians from both parties gathered at Saddleback Church in southern California to show their support of the evangelical church rising up... Continue Reading »

If you?re a Southern Baptist and ever wondered who Lottie Moon is, you aren't alone. Maybe you recently joined a Southern Baptist congregation. Or you were raised in a church that doesn't participate in the annual missions offering. There... Continue Reading »

Ted Keller had just finished singing a stirring solo at a community New Year's Eve service in 1986 when he realized he was doing it for all the wrong reasons. His entire career in church music had been largely... Continue Reading »

Ironically, production of 'the Nativity Story? took about as long as the period of time the movie portrays ? from just before Christ's immaculate conception to just after his miraculous birth. That such a breakneck production schedule actually worked... Continue Reading »

Amid reports that the teenage actress who plays Mary in the new movie 'the Nativity Story? is pregnant out of wedlock, some Christians are wondering how to respond to a lead character's personal life in a movie they have... Continue Reading »

To give or not to give ? that isn't the question. The Cooperative Program has been Southern Baptists? unified giving plan for more than 80 years as churches faithfully allocate funds for collaborative missionary efforts. But a rapid decline... Continue Reading »

In an effort to mobilize more youth around the country for worldwide missions, the International Mission Board is partnering with LifeWay Christian Resources? rapidly expanding camp programs.... Continue Reading »

The contemporary Christian band SONICFLOOd wrapped up its 57-city, missions-focused tour in November in Hampton, Va. More than 26,000 students and young people attended SONICFLOOd concerts during the 11-week national tour, which included stops in 23 states and Canada.... Continue Reading »

?Merry Christmas? or ?Happy Holidays?? Some stores may be avoiding it, but an overwhelming majority of Americans still would like to see signs with the traditional greeting of ?Merry Christmas? while shopping, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll of... Continue Reading »

The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has strengthened its membership criteria to specify churches that do not support homosexuality and do not allow homosexuals to be members until they repent.... Continue Reading »

In 1999, John Thomas, a pastor in Cape Town, South Africa, heard a statistic that changed his life: 44 percent of the people in a community just a mile from his church were HIV-positive. Though he later learned the... Continue Reading »

Craig and Suzy Miles? mission field is located amongst the pines and hardwoods of the Appalachian Mountains. They share it with hikers, the occasional black bear, snakes and other creepy-crawly things better left alone. The Christian couple witnesses to... Continue Reading »