To understand the fight against modern-day slavery, we must first understand the people who are at risk of being trafficked. Human trafficking happens across the world, from small villages in Southeast Asia to major European cities to suburban neighborhoods in the US. Despite the difference in locations, at-risk populations share some major commonalities.

Sex trafficking is one of the world’s most underreported crimes. Victims rarely disclose their abuse because they have often been threatened or coerced into staying silent. In order to help these victims, understanding the signs and symptoms that might indicate someone is being trafficked is of the utmost importance.

Real estate agents call it curb appeal. The idea is that what a potential buyer can see before entering a home is essential to garnering interest. One fixture for most homes is the front porch. No matter a home’s neighborhood or architectural design, a front porch or covered entrance is usually found.

God called the Christians to whom Peter wrote to be holy. In chapter 2, he explains that they need to get rid of certain behaviors and thought patterns that do not align with the description of someone who has been born again. Such attitudes and actions hinder the spread of the gospel and the mission of the Church.

SWAINSBORO, Ga. — The Crusade 4 Christ event in Swainsboro on Feb. 10 and 11 saw 83 public professions of faith in Christ, said Joe Bedgood. Bedgood, the pastor who leads the Emmanuel Baptist Association in evangelism, said, "a significant number of churches showed up to support the crusade. Even more importantly than that, there were lost people who showed up. And it was all done in the name of Jesus.“”

DALLAS — Registration for The Summit, powered by GuideStone, closes March 14. The Summit is designed for financial officers, human resources professionals, and key decision-makers from churches, ministries, and nonprofit organizations.

Trust, integrity, passing along key information, and “no surprises,” which basically means the senior pastor can go on vacation without the church “blowing up.” These were just a few of the characteristics needed for a pastor’s “No. 2” leader in ministry, noted Bruce Chesser, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Hendersonville, Tenn.

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SILVER SPRING, Md. —  Hannah Groom, the wife of Colesville Baptist Church Senior Pastor Britt Groom, is the library media specialist at Forcey Christian School. Burdened with helping parents of preschoolers, Hannah developed a parent support group with four moms and one dad, with the help of a BCM/D Church Strengthening Grant.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — In June 2025, a group of missionaries will load up their cars and Bibles and follow God to a new mission field in the Johns Creek and Alpharetta areas of metro Atlanta to plant a new church called Christ Church.  

ASHLAND, Ky. (KT) — A Kentucky Baptist pastor and his family are fighting an intense battle to obtain access for their adopted daughter to mental health care that is desperately needed. In the process, that family is raising awareness to a drastic need in Kentucky regarding the care and love for children.

Leo and Miosha Robinson know what people think. And it hurts. “It really gets to me when I tell people we’re from Flint,” Leo said. “They’ll say, ‘Oh, you must hate it there,’ or ‘You must not be able to leave.’ People always have something negative to say, and while I admit we’ve had some dark moments in our past, I still get really sad at how we’re portrayed because we love our city.”

You might think that leprosy is an eradicated disease from ancient history. However, this chronic infection still affects over 200,000 people worldwide. Many don’t have access to proper treatment, causing permanent physical damage like blindness and loss of limbs.

GORDON, Ga. — Gordon  First Baptist  Church  in  Gordon, Ga., is hosting a  Spring Revival from March 23 - 26, 2025

ELEELE, Kauai, Hawaii – A church doesn’t need to be large to have an impact, either in its community or worldwide. Eleele Baptist Church and its Sunday morning congregation of about 45 is a case in point.

Pastor Paul Faseler was driving to a staff meeting when he noticed workers setting up for a county fair. He knew they traveled and worked every Sunday in a new location, so he thought, “I bet they don’t ever get to worship.”

Not all homework assignments are created equal. If Mrs. Fisher’s fourth and fifth graders at Grace Preparatory Academy in Needham, Massachusetts, learned anything last semester, it’s that.

ATLANTA – Several hundred pro-life advocates gathered on a blustery March day at Liberty Plaza in front of the Georgia State Capitol for a rally on Thursday, March 6, before marching around the building in the 2025 Georgia March for Life.

Randy Covington has resigned as executive director and treasurer of the Alaska Baptist Resource Network after apologizing for comments made regarding the Southern Baptist Convention’s decision to deem his home church, Rabbit Creek Church, not in friendly cooperation with the SBC.

CHIEFLAND, Florida — During their winter meeting, GuideStone trustees and staff recognized Pastor Jamie Brock and Concord Baptist Church in Chiefland, Florida, with the second annual John & Teresa Ambra Award.

BAR NUNN, Wyo. – Trent Fetherston had a reputation – the kind of reputation a man will get in an everybody-knows-everybody kind of town like Bar Nunn, Wyoming, when he spends what seems like thousands of consecutive happy hours with a drink in his hand and a chip on his shoulder.

Here in the mountains, we are deeply grateful for volunteers who come to the aid of our flood victims. People from all over the U.S. are temporarily laying down their daily lives to feed, mud out, clean up, tear out, and rebuild for those who were affected by the river flood a few weeks ago.

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho — Sunday morning attendance at Caribou Bible Church in Soda Springs, Idaho, jumped from 50 to 100 in two years. During the same time period, the church added a “jail ministry, recovery ministry, lunch ministry, church ministry,” said Jeff Uskoski, pastor of the church. “You have this huge God and you have us ordinary people.” 

I had a very dear friend who worked with me and retired back in 2020. I met up with her not long after she retired, and she gave me a gift - a flowerpot filled with daffodils

CELINA, Texas — Pastors and ministry leaders from across the north Texas region gathered to discuss preaching “tough texts” at a workshop from the Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers on Feb. 24.