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Black pastors attend prayer & listening session

Nearly two dozen black pastors met with Southern Baptists of Texas Convention executive director Jim Richards and convention staff for a prayer and listening session on racial reconciliation amid national tensions stemming from black men being killed by police... Continue Reading »

State leaders discuss church revitalization

Church growth is a “supernatural event, and therefore church revitalization is more of a spiritual issue than a mechanical one,” said Ken Hemphill, director for North Greenville University’s Center for Church Planting and Revitalization, during a meeting of leaders... Continue Reading »

Inmates complete 1st seminary prison program in Texas

EDITOR’S NOTE: Please see additional story featuring inmate’s testimony below this article. Robed in caps and gowns over their white prison uniforms, 33 inmates in Texas’ maximum security Darrington Prison Unit made history May 9 as they received bachelor’s... Continue Reading »

Ronjour Locke

Pastor draws from seminary education for urban ministry

Editor’s note: Baltimore, where Ronjour Locke leads an urban church in the Brooklyn community, will be the site of the June 10-11 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. Ronjour Locke would meet his girlfriend Annie at McDonald’s for a breakfast... Continue Reading »

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Family’s faith grows while launching church in Vancouver

Billed as North America’s most diversity-dense city, Vancouver, British Columbia, boasts 200 language groups among its population of 2.3 million. Naturally, this Canadian region, which includes nearby Vancouver Island, has become a strategic city for the North American Mission... Continue Reading »

Hispanic Diversity

Hispanic diversity needn’t hinder gospel opportunities

In response to a study released by the Pew Research Hispanic Center, three Southern Baptist Hispanic leaders see a growing need for churches to consider the diversity among Hispanic populations as they reach out to those in their communities.... Continue Reading »