STATESBORO, Ga. — Energetic volunteers gathered at Southbridge Community Church on Saturday, Nov. 10, before spreading throughout Statesboro to help homeowners still cleaning up after Hurricane Helene. The effort, coordinated by the Ogeechee River Baptist Association and Southbridge Church, was dubbed “Love Statesboro.”

STATESBORO, Ga. — Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, told Georgia Baptists that because we have a limited amount of time on this earth, “We must talk about mission with a sense of urgency,” he said, “because you don’t know how long you have.”

Korean pastors and church leaders greeted each other warmly, some clearly friends and others meeting for the first time. Representing different churches, they joined in the city of Asan, Korea, for one purpose. More than 40 Korean Baptist leaders met in October for a missions consultation based on the book Eight Steps of the Missions Continuum.

UTICA, Ky. (KT) — The path James Perkins has taken to become an International Mission Board missionary is not your typical story. He’s been a soldier, during which time he served a one-year deployment in Afghanistan, then has owned a grocery store. But the call to missions became evident this past January.

ANKENY, Iowa (BP) — Preaching and telling others about Jesus has been everything to Ed Gregory for 58 years. When his time as a full-time pastor ended, he joined the Pastoral Ministry Team of the Baptist Convention of Iowa as an encourager and mentor.

SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Not many people have had even one front-row seat to watch history unfolding before their eyes. Retired Col. Jerry Whiteside, U.S. Army, 87, has had two notable ones.

Michael Myers really frightened me on Halloween night. If you aren’t a scary movie fan, Michael Myers was a terrible, awful character from the 1978 horror movie Halloween. He is not real. I know he is not real. But his mask and dark blue coveralls give me chills. Still.

I don't know about you, but my life is pretty crazy right now. Crazy in the sense of busyness and just kind of chaotic.

A lot of little popsicle sticks can go a long way when they’re put together. That’s what the Woman’s Missionary Union has been trying to show as they’ve been working on a craft stick houseboat for the past six months.

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — People seeking counseling in Cobb and Paulding counties now have an option that provides Biblically-based help for those dealing with trauma and crises. Burnt Hickory Baptist Church last week officially opened its new counseling center, which is open to the public and provides pastoral and clinical counseling services for individuals, couples, and families.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brent Leatherwood president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, comments on yesterday’s election results, including the abortion ballot initiatives in 10 states.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving for the first month of the fiscal year totaled more than $14 million but fell short of the monthly goal. October giving was 3.65 percent below the budgeted amount.

HOUSTON — People are responding to the gospel in a way Bob Crites has not seen in the nearly 30 years he has been at Sagemont Church. “It’s almost like a revival mentality,” said Crites, the church’s chairman of deacons. “We expect to see people saved every time we go to church.”

NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (BP) — When it comes to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, the physical nature of the work calls for strong bodies. However, it also calls for experience and maturity useful in ministering to those days or even hours removed from a natural disaster. And since natural disasters don’t schedule their arrival, you need volunteers with at least some flexibility in their schedule.

ROME, Ga. — Shorter University proudly announces the recipients of its 2024 Alumni Awards, recognizing outstanding alumni who exemplify dedication to their profession, community, and alma mater. This year’s honorees include accomplished leaders who embody the university’s mission of Transforming Lives through Christ.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — According to church planter James Martinez, Brownsville is a border town like no other. “It’s in the middle of nowhere, and it’s a world that’s neither Mexico nor the United States. It’s like its own country with its own culture,” he says. “And everybody who leaves Brownsville says, ‘I’m never going to come back.’”

Believers must share their faith story with others. Three times within the Book of Acts the Apostle Paul narrates his experience of coming to Christ or being saved.

I don’t remember much about my algebra class in high school except that I knew I would never grow up to be a mathematician. Math was my weakest subject. However, one thing the teacher shared one day many years ago stuck with me.

SUWANEE, Ga. — Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief efforts throughout south Georgia continue in the wake of Hurricane Helene. According to Dwain Carter,  GBDR director, Sunday, Nov. 3, marked the 38th day of the relief response.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief Director Ron Crow said it was not a surprise to him that the request for 100 generators to aid those in North Carolina was answered so quickly. “I often thought why are we surprised when God does something like this?” he asked. “I do stand in awe.”

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — More than 300 volunteers from 11 states and 28 churches met for Serve Tour Brownsville on Oct. 11 and 12. Partnering with Texas Baptists, River Ministry, and Texans on Mission, these volunteers undertook 33 projects, aiding 7 schools and 15 churches.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The newly launched Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers advances Midwestern Seminary’s mission to train leaders for the Church by equipping and encouraging preachers of God’s Word.

Six ladies from the Russellville, Ark., area recently donned yellow shirts, chaps, and other safety equipment, picked up chainsaws, and went to work in Valdosta, Ga. “There’s nothing like it in the country,” Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief Director Randy Garrett said, describing ABDR’s first all-women chainsaw unit.

DULUTH, Ga. (BP) — Changed lives and calls for unity permeated crusades hosted by evangelist Rick Gage in North Carolina and Virginia.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Midwestern Seminary welcomed R. Albert Mohler Jr. to campus on October 29–30 to deliver the annual Spurgeon Lectures on Biblical Preaching. Mohler, who serves as president of Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, preached from two Old Testament passages, drawing out their applications for expositional preaching.