COVID-19 hampers Michigan Baptist response to historic flooding
“You never think it’s going to happen to you…”
Current Stories
This category feeds the Current Stories column on the homepage. Stories should be of most interest and variety to the general reader.
Oklahoma cancels camps at Falls Creek; California Baptists to sell Jenness Park
“We have exhausted every avenue …”
SBC Executive Committee to host SBC Advance June 2
“This online gathering will not just be informational, but inspirational …”
Ravi Zacharias, renowned apologist, dies at 74
“… you can never change a conviction without changing who you are.”
GBC 2019 Annual Report to include lists of ministers without pastorate, church-certified full-time evangelists
Attached is a registration form that should be completed and returned…
SBC race relations trailblazer Willie McPherson dies at age 80
“Dr. McPherson was a true generational denominational leader.”
IMB approves 59 missionaries, addresses budget concerns
International Mission Board trustees held the group’s first-ever virtual meeting May 13-14. RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — During a virtual meeting May 13-14, trustees of the International Mission Board approved the appointment of 59 new missionaries and received an update on the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which has contributed directly to a shortfall of […]
LifeWay Disappointed: cancels summer camp sessions for 2020 amid ongoing COVID-19 concerns
NASHVILLE (BP) — LifeWay Christian Resources announced that FUGE, StudentLife, Student Life for Kids and CentriKid camp sessions for 2020 have been canceled because of continued concerns stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak. This does not include Camp Ridgecrest for Boys and Camp Crestridge for Girls held at Ridgecrest Conference Center in N.C. Ben Trueblood, director […]
Churches receive good news on PPP loans
In its latest guidance, the SBA … [provided] a “safe harbor” …
Pastors and churchgoers differ on sermon length estimates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When pastors begin to welcome back their congregations to in-person services, they may want to consider offering them a shorter sermon. Consider a shorter sermon A study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found Protestant pastors’ estimates of their sermon lengths are shorter than the estimates of their congregations. Additionally, more than a quarter […]
Georgia pastor Wilson battles COVID-19 in hospital
…he was currently focusing on strengthening his lungs while recovering.
Retired missionary Glad Martin, Thailand prison ministry pioneer, dies
“They were my mentors and partners in the ministry.”