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Wolfe: This Is Our Moment, Our Time … Don’t Waste It!

Comparing the Cooperative Program to the Mighty Mississippi, Tony Wolfe told Southern Baptist messengers, “What we’ve been entrusted is not some rippled stream. It is a fast-flowing river, and it is full of torrential currents that support the entire... Continue Reading »

WMU Missions Celebration Seeks to ‘Let the Nations Be Glad’

“Let the nations be glad,” urged WMU Missions Celebration speakers as they celebrated the anniversaries of the IMB Journeyman Program, the North American Mission Board’s Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and the WMU Foundation. This year’s WMU celebration at the... Continue Reading »

More Than 80 Churches Participate in Crossover Dallas, Sharing Gospel Throughout DFW

A sweltering Saturday in Dallas served as the capstone to a week of gospel-centered outreach and service to the communities in the metroplex as Southern Baptists gathered for Crossover Dallas to reach the city. Volunteers from churches across the... Continue Reading »

Pastors Remain Committed to the Pulpit

Pastors face unique challenges in their role and often feel overwhelmed, but few decide to step away from the pulpit and pursue another career. Only around 1 in 100 pastors leave the ministry each year, according to a Lifeway... Continue Reading »

Celebrating God’s Call

“Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1, NKJV) Our testimonies are all different. I enjoy sharing with others how the local church is an essential part of my testimony. My home church ministered to my... Continue Reading »

The Most Perfect Lost City in the U.S.

The drive from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, Idaho, was three hours of pure beauty. On every side there were mountains, cows, and the occasional herd of mule deer. Not to mention I’d just eaten a burger... Continue Reading »

Project 3000 Missionaries Report God Is At Work

It’s been two years since the International Mission Board re-emphasized finding and researching unengaged and unreached people groups around the world. Project 3000 was born out of Southern Baptists’ commitment to ensure every people group has access to the... Continue Reading »

Coffee Ceremonies and Jewelry-making Bring Women Closer to Christ

The smell of freshly roasted coffee beans lingers as women listen to a Bible story at the end of the third round of the coffee ceremony. Ennat* is one of the women who have gathered as part of a... Continue Reading »

Young Girl’s Salvation Leads to Gospel Reach in Iran

Rarely do we get to see exactly how all of our ministry efforts bear fruit, but on occasion the Lord allows us to see and enjoy the fruits of our labor. These sweet moments of reflection on God’s sovereignty... Continue Reading »

Kickstands Up: Pastor Challenges Church with Bike Ride for Annie Armstrong

Kevin Bounds, of Douglas, Ga., is familiar with the concept that every little bit counts. About five years ago, he stepped on a scale, and a number appeared he wasn’t happy about. Then 38 years old, Bounds was a... Continue Reading »

Governor Awards $3M grant to N.C. Baptists on Mission’s Helene Efforts

Baptists on Mission is receiving $3 million in state government funding to assist with ongoing rebuild efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, N.C. Gov. Josh Stein announced Jan. 31. The announcement of the $3 million grant for... Continue Reading »

Send Network Sets Record with 217 Newly Endorsed Church Planters

On March 4-6, 217 newly endorsed church planters from 30 U.S. states, four Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico gathered at the North American Mission Board’s building in Alpharetta for Send Network Orientation, an event that kickstarts planters’ journeys by... Continue Reading »