“We can’t control the results, but we can measure our faithfulness,” said Jason Harris, team leader for the International Mission Board’s Paris team, explaining their strategy for gospel outreach during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. 

This has been a good year for Matthew Slater, former wide receiver for the New England Patriots. A special teams player for most of his career, Slater is considered one of the great gunners (a player whose job is to tackle the punt returner) of all time. After 16 seasons, he announced his retirement Feb. 20.

There is an oceanic experience known as the doldrums, which refers to certain regions of the ocean marked by the absence of strong winds. Pastors and ministry leaders also experience what feels like …

GuideStone trustees heard various reports from staff related to executing the enterprise’s Reach strategic plan, received the audit committee report and heard a strong report from Mission:Dignity.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Six hundred backpacks, filled with school supplies. That was the goal that Pastor Al Mead set for the congregation at New Hope’s North Campus in Fayetteville and South Campus in Senoia. 

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Students at at North Fayette Elementary School were treated to free backpacks filled with school supplies and a "Back to School Bash" on Saturday, courtesy of New Hope Baptist Church.

DULUTH, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Foundation honors Vice President of Development Sam Warner during the August Board meeting as he transitions to serve as President of the Tennessee Baptist Foundation (TBF) in August. Exiting TBF President Bill Gruenewald announced his upcoming retirement in February and Warner’s election as president in early July.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As the police car headed out of an apartment complex and toward Main Street of a small Tennessee town, Pastor Michael Koontz looked out the window at the Halloween decorations in a small house on the corner. As a law enforcement chaplain, Koontz had grown accustomed to surprises while he rode along with men in blue. But not much had prepared him for what would happen next on this day.

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — What is the secret to a spiritual awakening taking place among students in central Florida? It’s really no secret at all. First Baptist Church in Winter Garden and Foundation Academy, a private Christian school in Winter Garden, have partnered together to integrate the gospel into every aspect of students’ educational life, resulting in a campus-wide spiritual revival.

Many lives have been impacted in recent years by the book “Why They Stay” by Georgia authors Dr. Steve R. Parr and Dr. Tom Crites. The research-based book addressed what keeps kids connected to church into their adult lives.

Watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics reminded me that we live in a sinful and dying world. Shocked, even horrified at some of the things displayed, I realized again that lost people act like lost people.

At our house, we have an older refrigerator that stays in the garage. It is filled mostly with water, sodas, apple juice, and Gatorades. Basically, anytime you want a drink you go to the garage refrigerator. In the spring and summer we “host” little lizards around our house. Of course, all the adults realize they are harmless, but the kids are a different story.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — The Pastor’s Workshop — designed to offer a unique blend of education and relationship building at a retreat pace — is scheduled for Sept. 16-19 at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

ADEL, Ga. — Pastor Brian Gay and the congregation of Greggs Baptist Church in Adel take evangelism seriously. Gay believes that the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament is the best church growth manual available and that those who follow that model will generally find success.

Pews? Where we’re going, we don’t need pews. Some churchgoers say walking into their church feels like time travel, with ministry that would be at home in the past.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “How have I been doing ministry for 20 years without this?!” Michelle Helmkamp said after taking her first course at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Michelle is finishing up her Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling at Southern Seminary, but her journey into theological education came thirty years after her last formal class.

GRAY, Ga. — When Pastor Adam Bray and his wife Megan came to Elam Baptist Church two years ago, they had a vision of a “church without walls.” They saw the various Mission Georgia initiatives as great ways to impact their community and be able to share the transforming truth of the gospel.

Religious freedom no longer exists in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, where religious leaders have been abducted and sometimes tortured, several Ukrainian journalists said during a recent visit to the United States.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. — Brewton-Parker College proudly announces that 100% of the inaugural class from its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program has successfully passed the National Council Licensure Examination on their first attempt. This outstanding success underscores the college's unwavering commitment to excellence in nursing education and its dedication to preparing future healthcare professionals.

​The Friendship Baptist Association in rural southwest Georgia, like many other rural associations, is confronting a crisis. It is experiencing a shortage of pastors, youth and children's workers, and musicians. The association, spread over nine counties, has 47 churches and missions. Currently, eight of those churches are without a pastor, in an association where 65 percent of the churches are served by bi-vocational pastors.

Imagine that you are in France for the Olympics and see someone handing out free water bottles. It’s hot, and you’re thirsty, so you take one, but don’t stop to talk. On the bottle, you notice a QR code. Later, when you get home, out of curiosity, you scan the QR code on your phone, and it takes you to a website that says, “Who Am I?”  

On Sunday, July 28, Oklahoma Baptists Executive Director Todd Fisher was involved in a serious automobile accident while traveling in Oklahoma to speak at a ministry event. Dr. Fisher has sustained multiple injuries that are not life-threatening, and he is in stable condition.

How many sermons, messages or talks can you remember? I have no way of knowing the exact number of sermons I have shared, but it is somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,000. For the life of me, I cannot name four of them. Still, pastors like me study, prepare, write and deliver messages to the local church with the help of the Holy Spirit.

The Apostle Paul undoubtedly had more influence upon the Church than any other believer. While the Roman Catholic Church highlights the primacy of Peter, Peter never served in a hierarchical position in the New Testament.

RIDGECREST, N.C. — The annual Black Church Leadership and Family Conference resembles the churches it aims to serve—energetic worship and powerful sermons but still grappling with the effects of the pandemic.