Baptist Life

Friends at First Baptist Church in Vidalia appluad Don and Glenda Moye Jan. 6, honoring the couple's more-than-four decades of ministry at the church. During that time, Don served as music and youth …

Are we guilty of trying to make church easy? Is being a Christian even supposed to be easy? Has our culture reduced Christianity to a simple, comfortable, relaxed experience that in no way resembles …

Matt Haley, assistant professor of Music, demonstrates the trumpet during the Homeschool Band interest day held in August 2017. The Homeschool Band is one extracurricular activity provided by …

Deaths Donald “Donnie” Berry , pastor of Mallorysville Baptist Church in Tignall, died April 11. He was 61. Berry was a native of Wilkes County, where he lived most of his life. He earned a …

Barbara Gage Barbara Gage, a devoted wife, mother and partner in one of the most effective evangelistic ministries in America, died April 10 in Houston at age 82. Mrs. Gage departed for Heaven while …

Church discipline focus of new survey

By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE (BP) — More than 8 in 10 Protestant senior pastors say their church has not disciplined a member in the past year, says a new study released April 5 by LifeWay Research. …

SOCIAL CIRCLE — William "Bill" Tribble's ministry began with a calling at 15 years old and literally took him around the world. However, his biggest impact arguably came during his time as pastor …

Jesus declared Himself to be “the light of the world” (John 8:12). And He declared that his disciples “are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). In a world that is getting increasingly …

PEACHTREE CITY — “I died a few weeks ago. In fact, I died twice.” Those were the words of J. B. Collingsworth, associate pastor of Dogwood (Baptist) Church in Peachtree City/Tyrone . On Feb. 12 …

Jaquavious Robbins, left, has become a leader in the student ministry at First Baptist Church in Greensboro, says Randall LaRoche, minister of families and outreach. First Baptist has joined other …

Marcus Glass preaches Sunday (April 8) in the temporary site provided by the former Mt. Zion Baptist Church. JIMMY BAUGHCUM/Special This is a developing story. For the background information click …

Marvin Jones, a former Georgia Baptist pastor and current professor of Theology at Louisiana College, has written a significant book entitled The Beginning of Baptist Ecclesiology: The Foundational …

Jeremiah 33  Daryel O'Barr, pastor/evangelist We are not righteous in and of ourselves. Our righteousness comes from God and God alone. Jesus imputes His righteousness into us so …

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, along with The Gospel Coalition, co-hosted a two-day seminar in Memphis, TN on April 3-4. The gathering commemorated the 50th anniversary of the …

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC stands 30 feet tall of solid granite. It was dedicated in 2011, 48 years after his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the nearby …

Javier Chavez, right, dedicates an infant at Amistad Cristiana International Church in Gainesville. ACIC/Special A Gainesvile pastor of an Hispanic congregation and a president of one of Georgia …

Overflow crowd of 1,302 worshippers gather on Easter Sunday in the newly renovated sanctuary at Northside Baptist in Valdosta. NBC/Special VALDOSTA — On Easter Sunday Northside Baptist Church not …

A Question in Apologetics Lesson 117   I received a call yesterday from a Christian gentleman who was deeply distraught over a passage of Scripture he had read in Mark 4:28-29 where Jesus says: …

Mallary Baptist Association oversees the ministry of 52 Georgia Baptist churches in Worth, Lee, and Dougherty counties. Hans Wunch serves as Associational Director of Missions from the Albany-based …

DULUTH — Figures verified through Georgia Baptist Mission Board Financial Services revealed Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta as leader in Great Commission Giving for 2017.  Great …

Cars overflowed the parking lot at Mallary Association the night of April 3 as Executive Committee members reluctantly arrived to address the issue between the two congregations. JOE WESTBURY/Index …

A sign outside Raleigh White Baptist Church announces the growing African American congregation which has shared its facilities for the past three years. JOE WESTBURY/Index ALBANY — What began as a …

Ministries such as Literacy Missions are made possible through gifts to the Mission Georgia offering. PAULETTE DEHART/Special DULUTH — Ebenezer Baptist Church in Dacula led the way in giving toward …

It was a challenging year for Christians under the Gold Dome, but now is not the time to back down. MIKE GRIFFIN/SPECIAL In my eleven years of lobbying at the Georgia Capitol, this one stands out as …

DULUTH — The list of churches giving the highest percentage of their total receipts to the Cooperative Program in 2017 was recently released.  Members of the Georgia Baptist Convention …

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