ALPHARETTA, Ga. — When storms left hundreds of Indiana homeowners requesting help, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers from multiple states came together to do what one state could not do alone. Dwain Carter, director of Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief, said the response in northwest Indiana was a clear picture of the Cooperative Program at work.

In one Southeast Asian country, missionaries are pursuing a unique group of people through digital engagement: Muslim women. According to Sara Whalen, the missionary leading this online pursuit, the group mostly features young women without children and women whose children are past school age who are more publicly accessible.

ONTARIO, Calif. — Christians should reject the illusion of self-sufficiency and find joy in their complete dependence on God, Gateway Seminary President Adam Groza told students, faculty and staff during the seminary’s fall President’s Convocation on Aug. 27.

Armed with a vision to help meet the need for pulpit supply in Mississippi and surrounding states, the Pastor Training School of Mississippi was developed under the leadership of a group of like-minded men to assist others serving in pastoral ministry. The school provides effective and practical training to men who feel called to serve as pastors, especially those who may not be able to attend seminary because of financial limitations or living in rural areas.

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – The Scripture verse printed on the front of a resource from the Fortify Initiative may not seem the most obvious choice for an effort focused on protecting the vulnerable. One might expect a verse about children or sheep.

Hank and Ruby Greene could see the writing on the wall for their time in their country. The Greenes lived and served among the Deaf in Central Asia for 14 years with the International Mission Board, seeking to make disciples and plant healthy churches for this often-underserved group. 

HIAWASSEE, Ga. — In a region where churches are often separated by mountains, winding roads, and long drives, 522 pastors, leaders, and volunteers registered for Sunday night’s SPARK training at McConnell Baptist Church designed to equip local churches for ministry and evangelism.

One of the many joys I am blessed to witness as a pastor is the arrival of newborns into loving, Christian homes. The overwhelming emotions of the young parents and grandparents are beyond words.

Near the end of his third missionary journey, the Apostle Paul wrote this letter around A.D. 57 to the church in Rome. Paul, formerly known as Saul of Tarsus, was a Pharisee. In his zeal for God, he persecuted the followers of Jesus, even holding the cloaks of those who stoned Stephen to death. Then one day on the road to Damascus, he encountered the Lord Jesus Christ, and his life was dramatically changed.

Mary Carol Hutchinson Poe, age 81, of Cartersville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.

HODGENVILLE, Ky. (KT) — “What hinders me from being baptized?” was the question the Ethiopian eunuch asked Philip in Acts 8. He was determined to be baptized after hearing the good news about Jesus.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Brandon Porter, Executive Committee vice president for convention communications, was welcomed as the next associational mission strategist for the South Central Baptist Association in Bowling Green, Ky., on Sunday, Aug. 30.

BIRMINGHAM (BP) – Many church calendars tend to mirror the local school system’s. That means this time of year, there may be a new blend of faces in Sunday school, small groups and worship as people get back into a routine. But what about faces in the neighborhood that are missing?

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The 2026 Replant Summit emphasized the spiritual work of renewal as nearly 400 pastors and church leaders gathered from 24 states and 181 churches, making it the largest Replant Summit the North American Mission Board has hosted.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice has announced the formation of a group whose goal is “to help Southern Baptists achieve greater clarity and consensus around historic Baptist convictions, grounded in Scripture, concerning the office of pastor and women serving in ministry.”

For years, International Mission Board missionaries have prayed for God to send workers among the First Nations of Canada. The Lord has answered those prayers. This year, RJ and Elayna Locklear have been commissioned to serve Canada’s First Nations — who are indigenous to the country — in and around Calgary, Alberta.  

GLENCOE, Ky. (KT) – Steve Miller is the painting pastor of Poplar Grove Baptist Church in Owen County. He paints with flair and preaches with fire. First, the painting part. It was a lifelong hobby that he almost lost in 2023.

CLAYTON, Ga. — Camp Pinnacle’s 2026 summer missions focus on Brazil helped hundreds of girls see gospel needs around the world and respond to Christ in their own lives. Karen Pace, a Georgia Baptist Mission Board consultant, reported that 10 girls accepted Christ as Savior, two were baptized, two were called to missions, and a $4,593 missions offering was taken to support Southern Baptist workers in the Amazon region.

MACON, Ga. — New Providence Baptist Church partnered with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s Pastor Wellness team to give pastors, ministry leaders, and their families an evening set aside for rest, fellowship, and encouragement on the Ocmulgee River.

FORT WORTH, Texas — From going to local college campuses to traveling to nearby parks or local neighborhoods near campus, there are plenty of opportunities for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary students, faculty, and staff to participate in the Great Commission through Everyday Evangelism events.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — A total of 104 golfers turned out Monday for the 23rd annual Heritage Classic Golf Outing — an event that generated $282,000 that will help defray tuition costs for students at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

PALMER, Alaska — Jake had brought his three children to a park where a mission team from Brookfield Baptist Church was holding a Bible club. Before the day was over, he had heard the gospel and prayed to receive Christ.

In the West, many girls grow up dreaming of becoming a princess, dancing in living rooms in Cinderella dresses. For many girls and women in the U.S. who’ve been trafficked into prostitution, this was how things began before turning into sullied dreams.  

PONTOTOC, Miss. — What do you get when a pharmaceutical rep, an assistant superintendent of education, and a banker walk into a church? For Green Valley Baptist Church in Pontotoc, it’s a 13-member staff of entirely bivocational ministers with no formal training or education.

LUTZ, Fla. — More than 300 healthcare professionals, students, church leaders, missionaries and volunteers gathered at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Florida, Aug. 13-15 for MedAdvance 2026, a conference designed to help believers use their medical skills and professional expertise to advance the gospel around the world.