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Homebound Nashville style: Studio musicians’ video reaches more than 1 million

While lying in bed, music arranger and producer David Wise had an idea. Like seemingly everyone else in the world, he was troubled by the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and wondered how he might help. That moment... Continue Reading »

Greear, Ausberry, Chitwood, Ezell, others to join Floyd for Good Friday prayer gathering

Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, has announced an SBC Good Friday Online Prayer Gathering. SBC president J.D. Greear, former SBC president Steve Gaines, IMB president Paul Chitwood and NAMB president Kevin Ezell are on... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists donate more than 200,000 masks, protective equipment items to medical workers

As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the United States, many medical facilities have faced shortages of masks and other protective gear. In response, Southern Baptists have donated more than 228,000 sets of protective equipment to hospitals and healthcare... Continue Reading »

Livestreaming Services Hasn’t Been Option for Many Churches

The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for groups during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak recommended no gatherings of more than 50 people (the CDC later changed this to 10 people or less) for eight weeks. As... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist universities suspend classes, move to online delivery

(Updated March 17, 2020) All Three South Carolina Baptist universities have canceled classes on campus, opting to move courses online due to coronavirus concerns. Out of an abundance of caution, Anderson University President Evans Whitaker announced March 12 that... Continue Reading »

Jesse Powers: A Heart for Romania

Nearly 77 years ago, God placed on the heart of Jesse Powers a love for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Since that time, the evangelist has been faithfully proclaiming the Savior’s message around the country and in many... Continue Reading »

Pastors remain faithful as Tennessee tornadoes kill at least 22

Pastors shared hope and faith in the midst of death and destruction early Tuesday (March 3) just after a series of tornadoes tore through middle Tennessee, killing at least 22 and heavily damaging businesses, homes and at least two... Continue Reading »

IMB forms coronavirus task force as global threat rises

As the global coronavirus crisis nears pandemic status, the International Mission Board announced Feb. 28 a coronavirus task force to address implications for IMB personnel and partners, including church volunteer mission teams. “We recognize the concern that coronavirus is... Continue Reading »

Winds of awakening blowing in the Land of the Rising Sun

In Japan, statistics show that 99 percent of the population does not have a relationship with Christ. Those statistics represent people — living, breathing image-bearers of God whom Jesus Christ died to save. While the task of reaching them... Continue Reading »

Are rural churches attracting more people?

The Southern Baptist Convention has been called a convention of small churches. Scattered across the SBC landscape are many rural churches. The good news is that, while rural areas and churches were once declining in numbers, that trend began... Continue Reading »

SUPER BOWL: For Chiefs’ Wisniewski, knowing God surpasses joy of football

Stefen Wisniewski of the Kansas City Chiefs thought he had everything figured out during his teenage years in Pennsylvania. Though he was raised in a Christian home with godly parents and attended church regularly, he admits that he was... Continue Reading »

Prayer in schools gets presidential nod

In observance of National Religious Freedom Day, President Donald Trump hosted a gathering Jan. 16 of students from different religions to affirm the right of students to pray in school. Students at the event held in the Oval Office... Continue Reading »