GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board hosted a regional Hispanic church strengthening conference at Pozo De Esperanza in Gainesville on Saturday, one of three such conferences in the past month across the state. Daniel Santander, the Mission Board’s Hispanic church strengthening representative, lead the event, creating an atmosphere to equip and empower local […]
Georgia Baptist Mission Board staffer Ovidio Cabrera speaks during a Hispanic church strengthening conference in Savannah on Saturday. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index VIENNA, Ga. – Large numbers of Hispanics arriving in the Bible Belt in search of jobs and better lives are embracing evangelical Christianity with a zeal that is sparking spiritual revival. The […]
RIVERDALE, Ga. — A Latino church strengthening conference on Saturday drew 200 hundred people to Iglesia Bautista Victoria En Cristo in Riverdale, Ga. Guest preacher Romon Osorio shared tips that pastors and lay leaders could use in their churches in an encouraging and practical biblical message looking at 11 desires of Jesus for your church. […]
Georgia Baptist Mission Board Executive Director Thomas Hammond speaks with African American pastors at a conference in Duluth on Wednesday. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index DULUTH, Ga. – Despite being portrayed negatively in the media almost daily, Southern Baptists have good reasons to celebrate, the leader of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board told African American […]
The first Buckhead Church opened the doors for larger work in Baptist life …
Jeff Gongwer, left, stands with Pastor Neftali Coronado and Dave Nelson, associational missions strategist of Kimball and Central associations. Photo courtesy of Jeff Gongwer GREENSBORO — The physical effects of COVID-19 hit people hard, but the impact is felt just as strong in areas a little harder to measure. Pastor Neftali Coronado arrived in the […]
“With one million Hispanics in Georgia, the mission field is great.”
“…we should be willing to be open and have those courageous conversations…”
La próxima Conferencia SPARK presentará varias sesiones que le ayudarán en el ministerio, de igual manera las plenarias principales serán traducidas o dirigidas en español.
“This will help mobilize Hispanics to accomplish the Great Commission.”
By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, an ordained preacher who studied theology at a college co-founded by the Southern Baptist Convention, is being remembered as a humble man whose faith-driven civil rights struggle endured until his death July 17 at age 80. During his studies at American Baptist Theological […]