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The Unplanned Planter

The rain came at the worst possible time. Every Saturday afternoon at precisely 2 p.m., the Chery family drags amplifiers and mic stands and folding chairs and extension cords out the front door of their house, loads them into... Continue Reading »

Extended Family and a Church Called Refuge

Josh and Beth Glymph are different, but not in the way people might expect. It’s true, their family photos are eclectic and multi-colored. “That’s because we have two biological children,” Josh says, “and we also have three adopted... Continue Reading »

From One Prodigal to Another

“What’s someone like you doing in a place like this?” When Faith Garland goes where she goes, that question is bound to come up eventually. And perhaps the best response she can give is this: Sometimes, it takes a... Continue Reading »

Loving Las Vegas: Amid challenges, church planter finds fertile soil for the gospel

Las Vegas might be the most known, and unknown, place on earth. Most people know it’s a place where slot machines outnumber ATMs; a place where you can play golf at midnight; and a place where, if you so... Continue Reading »

NAMB’s Annie Offering exceeds $70 million, new all-time high giving milestone

North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell has announced that in 2023 Southern Baptists gave an all-time record $70.2 million to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) for North American missions. For six of the last seven years, Southern... Continue Reading »

Cooperative Program-fueled Send Network targets rural, urban U.S.

It’s the only Baptist church in town. Church planter Michael Goforth considers it purely a work of the Lord that Mercy Hill Church is thriving where three previous congregations shut down. When he and his bride, Shannon, sought a... Continue Reading »

WMU hosting virtual celebration for Week of Prayer 

National WMU is providing a virtual experience leading into the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Week of Prayer, which is March 7-14. The offering supports missions and ministry through the North American Mission Board. With the theme “The Mission Moves... Continue Reading »

Ezell: ‘Greatest Annie offering ever’ despite steep decline

The North American Mission Board has announced the 2020 total for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions: Southern Baptists gave $49.3 million in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic created numerous challenges for churches across the... Continue Reading »

IMB, NAMB celebrate 175 years of helping Baptists pursue the Great Commission

When 327 delegates met at First Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga., on May 8, 1845, they did more than start a new convention of Baptist churches in the South. They began a missionary movement that would, in time, start... Continue Reading »