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In January 1950, WMU's Royal Service magazine carried an article entitled ?Right Percentage? that highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Cooperative Program. This unique Southern Baptist program pools monetary resources from churches to support the goal of spreading the... Continue Reading »

The Cooperative Program enables churches, associations, state conventions and Southern Baptist entities to make a difference in the lives of people around the world, as together they fulfill the command of Christ in Acts 1:8.... Continue Reading »

?God has a heartbeat to bring revival to our nation,? Ken Hemphill told participants at an Encouraging Kingdom Leaders Minister's Conference in Louisiana. ?But it will not occur until we have a revival in our giving.?... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist missionaries Wyman and Michelle Dobbs will be allowed to return to their work in West Africa after telling the International Mission Board's overseas leadership they are committed to following the IMB's five levels of partnership and planting... Continue Reading »

CP: 1.6 percent above last year’s pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 1.66 percent above the same time frame in 2005. As of April 30, the year-to-date total of $117,595,665 for CP missions is... Continue Reading »

El Blackwell was recently honored for his 10-year anniversary by Ebenezer Welcome Baptist Church, Landrum. He has been the minister of music for the church since May 5, 1996. Blackwell is also a member of The Foothill Boys Quartet.... Continue Reading »

'the Da Vinci Code? will be released May 19 in theaters nationwide, and apologist Lee Strobel believes churches must be ready to answer pointed questions about the Christian faith.... Continue Reading »

In spring 2002, Austin Alexander's Internet search for Christian universities ended in a phone conversation with Kathryn Mitchell, an enrollment counselor at Charleston Southern. ?Kathryn, how do I go to school?? Austin asked excitedly. ?You?ve got to walk me... Continue Reading »

Christians should take advantage of the opportunity paid for by Hollywood to engage the culture about the Bible, Mike Licona, a leading expert in defending Christianity, said.... Continue Reading »

With the focus on evangelism and the goal of winning and baptizing 1 million people in a year, Southern Baptists will gather at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., June 13-14, for their annual meeting.... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: My husband unexpectedly died in his sleep six months ago, and we didn't even have a chance to say goodbye. I don't think I?ll ever get over it. I know we?ll meet again in heaven, but... Continue Reading »

Expressing displeasure over what they call a ?narrowing of cooperation through exclusionary theological and political agendas? in the Southern Baptist Convention, a group of Southern Baptist conservatives issued a document May 3 calling on the convention to repent of... Continue Reading »