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LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING: Gospel on the move
By Grace Thornton EAST ASIA — Peter Station* lives his life chasing after cows, camels, and “gers” — large, round, felt tents that seem to move more than they sit still. His country has more than a million nomadic people scattered across a land mass about half the size of the US. To say they’re […]
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church celebrates record $5.1M Great Commission offering
Members of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church come forward to give their offering for local, national, and international missions at the end of the service Nov. 3. The church gave more than $5.1 million exclusively to Great Commission causes. JFBC/Submitted
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering: Here to serve
By Grace Thornton EAST AFRICA — A thousand snapshots — that’s what IMB President Paul Chitwood got in a recent trip to East Africa. He knew missionaries faced challenges in taking the Gospel to the unreached. He knew the logistical and spiritual struggles could be intense for those on the front lines of pushing back […]
First Baptist Hawkinsville member, IMB emertus missionary Carrie Valerius, dies at 91
Carrie Valerius served as a missionary to Brazil. IMB/GETTY IMAGES
LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING: A season of change
MEXICO — Kristin Luttrell says people ask her sometimes if it gets depressing to serve where she serves. It’s a desolate place in Mexico with no medical care, no electricity, no phone service, and no real education. The people work in the farm camps by day — hot, back-breaking labor — then head to the […]
IMB values partnerships, Chitwood tells advocates
Earlier this years, IMB President Paul Chitwood shared his heart for the Georgia Baptist Churches partnering with the IMB to reach the world. MYRIAH SNYDER/Index
IMB, Graham Center focus research, resources on rural churches
A man pedals a bicycle down a dusty road in a village in Chad. Whether in North America or Africa, rural church planters face unique challenges. A new partnership between IMB and the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College’s Rural Matters Institute aims to provide resources for rural churches. IMB/Special By Julie McGowan WHEATON, Ill. […]
Tokyo and Southern Baptists prepare for Olympics and Rugby World Cup
The summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2020. The Asian megacity is also hosting the Rugby World Cup this September and October. IMB missionaries and Southern Baptist volunteers are partnering with Japanese Christians during both of these sporting events to spread the good news. IMB/Special TOKYO, Japan – The world will converge […]
As a disciple-maker, I’m not the whole story
By Mick Mocha I first met Khalid* through an online follow-up request, a way some people seek answers for their troubled souls. We have seen our opportunities to share the Gospel in our area gradually change over the past couple of years, with a new openness that has not been present for many generations. We […]
Georgia Baptist among 23 new IMB trustees
New IMB trustee Cory Gonyo prays during the board of trustees’ plenary session Sept. 26 near Richmond, Va. CHRIS CARTER/IMB By Julie McGowan IMB trustees appoint 24 new missionaries, approve balanced budget RICHMOND, V.A. – International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 24 new full-time, fully funded personnel to take the Gospel to unreached […]
My struggle to mirror Christ in the mundane
By Mary Alan It’s the little things, the mundane, that cause me to fail as a cross-cultural witness. On the other hand, the catastrophes and emergencies — these events are catalyzers for my witness: A colleague has been kidnapped. A believer is undergoing severe persecution. When these things happen, my husband and I call our […]