Greg Bentley, wearing green, prays with a veteran at the Phoenix Vet Center on Saturday, June 10, as part of the Crossover Phoenix event. JOE WESTBURY/Index PHOENIX, AZ — As tens of thousands of …

By Tiffany Jothen, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Each one has a name – and a story. Like Ruth, a suicidal woman and self-described former devil worshiper who felt unworthy of …

Parents and family members seek a cool spot in the 105 degree Arizona heat to watch their children play against Georgia Baptist summer missionaries. The volunteers were serving through the Collegiate …

A man expresses gratefulness, in this file photo, to a pastor of Blackshear Place Baptist Church who baptized him in Lake Lanier after an evangelism emphasis. The Flowery Branch church has grown due …

IMB missionary Brian Harrell visits with a Makhuwa Nahara man in Mozambique. Southern Baptists’ gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® support missionaries such as the Harrell family, who …

Tom Rush, Georgia Baptist pastor and evangelist, has written a book on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I am ashamed to admit it, but I didn’t know much about the Holy Spirit until I had been a pastor …

The family of Sarah Harmening speak with media, when they shared Sarah's recent thoughts on Scripture and what it meant to serve God. Sarah was the lone death in a bus crash that injured 33 on Camp …

Standing left to right Robert Byington, Jr., Suthern Smith, Chuck Smith, Chase Gregory, and Pastor Robby Foster break ground for the church's new building project that will include a 1,200-seat …

Deaths Longtime Georgia Baptist pastor and denominational missionary Gene Brooks died May 27 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville after suffering a stroke.  A native of Columbus, …

Children at Houston Lake Baptist Church in Perry line up for one of the day's VBS activities. Nearly one fourth of the 100 children who attended made professions of faith at the three-day event. NICK …

1 Samuel 18:1-4; 19:4-7; 20:10-13 Levi Skipper, pastor Concord Baptist Church, Clermont You were created for friendship. You were created for friendship with God and friendship with …

For this year's Egg Drop, 70,000 plastic eggs were filled with candy for those living in the surrounding area of Abilene Baptist Church in Martinez. The event was part of a larger year-long outreach …

Prison razor wire allows inmates time to focus on the deeper issues in life. For Aubrey Lee Price, it meant focusing on his relationship with Christ and seeking out opportunities to share that …

Hands-on missions learning takes many shapes at Camp Pinnacle, such as making a meal similar to that enjoyed by a people group being studied during Culture Camp. JOE WESTBURY/Index CLAYTON — State …

Scott Patrick, children's minister at First Baptist Douglasville, stands at left with Phillip Morris, middle school minister at the church who served as camp pastor this week (May 30-June2) at …

John 15:9-17 Levi Skipper, pastor Concord Baptist Church, Clermont Authentic faith expresses itself in love. Love, however, goes beyond lip service. Love expresses itself in service. …

CORNELIA — State Missionary Timothy Elbert McClure, age 69, died on May 27 after an extended illness. McClure, formerly of Gastonia, NC, served the Northeast Area Missions Program for the Georgia …

Lester Bray, in blue shirt, and friends display some of the produce grown through plasticulture, an efficient way to provide for the food banks in Fayette County. LESTER BRAY/Special CORRECTION: An …

The beginning of the walking trail up Stone Mountain is easy enough, but as Georgia Baptist Executive Director J. Robert White found out, looks can be deceiving. WIKIPEDIA COMMONS/Special There are …

Graduates Georgia Baptists joined others in commencement services at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary on May 13. They are: Brandon Elrod , who currently serves as an intern with Georgia …

Bryson Arthur, a student at Faceville Baptist, helps put together bags for the church's monthly food bank. Community outreach has become a hallmark of the church located just north of the Florida …

Alaska Baptist Convention leader Jimmy Stewart was well enough to officiate his daughter Katelyn’s wedding Dec. 10, 2016, less than five months after he suffered life threatening burns in a gas …

The brown box on the right side of the Index's home page is how readers subscribe to the free weekly email blast. JOE WESTBURY/Index Have you worked a good crossword puzzle lately? How about …

1 Corinthians 9:19-27   Levi Skipper, senior pastor   Concord Baptist Church, Clermont   I had lunch once with someone who was not a follower of Jesus. He was involved …

DULUTH — Mark Hearn has no intention of getting behind the curve in ministering to his city and county. In fact, Pastor Hearn wants to be on the cutting edge of impacting his community with the …