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Georgia pastors enjoy the view of a natural arch in Utah, a state of incredible beauty. The pastors have completed a “vision trip” to Utah to identify ways to help strengthen the state’s churches. By Enrique Durand SALT LAKE CITY – Working together to spread the gospel – that’s the center of the Georgia Baptist […]
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 […]
Contemporary Christian recording artist Austin French leads worship at Confluence 2021. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index McDONOUGH, Ga. – College was a formative time for JJ Washington who played football for the North Carolina State Wolfpack. That was where Washington, now an evangelism catalyst for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, surrendered his life to Christ. […]
Robert Anderson shown in this Facebook photo with his wife, Sybil. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index CLAYTON, Ga. – Retired Georgia Baptist Mission Board staffer Robert Anderson is being remembered as “a pastor of pastors” who left behind “a godly legacy of faithfulness.” Anderson, whose responsibilities at the Mission Board included pastoral care, died last […]
By Anna Skudarnova Makenzie Hoyt was hesitantly filling out an application for a local summer camp when her student email chimed. The subject line read: “Serve in Alaska this Summer!” The opportunity to work at Laverne Griffin Camp fulfilled both her dream of working at a camp and visiting Alaska. “Right then, I knew that’s where I […]
Missions have always been an integral part of life for Georgia Baptists, including these folks from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index WAYCROSS, Ga. – Former International Mission Board missionaries Clint and Harriet and Bowman want to help small- and medium-sized churches learn that they have big roles to play in getting […]
Richard Pope is making the most of every moment he has left, preaching the gospel with elevated velocity since he was diagnosed with cancer. (Photo/Richard Pope) By Scott Barkley SALISBURY, Md. (BP) – The importance of time carries a particular weight for Richard Pope, pastor of Canvas Church. It’s not something to be taken lightly, […]
Volunteers with Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief pray with a victim of Hurricane Ida. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index KENTWOOD, La. – Gloria Harper Anderson’s friends suggested she take the day off after her near-death experience in the Louisiana hurricane zone, but the Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer wouldn’t hear of it. Anderson said the Lord […]
By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) – Southern Baptists and other pro-life advocates greeted with hopefulness the news that a date has been set for arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the most significant abortion case in nearly three decades. The high court announced Monday that oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 1 in Dobbs […]
Macland Baptist Church Pastor Michael Boatfield baptizes a football player from the local high school. By J. Gerald Harris POWDER SPRINGS – Many church leaders and youth workers are scratching their heads trying to design a program or ministry to reach Generation Z, the demographic describing those born in between 2001 and 2020. Teenagers born […]
Refugees from around the world have been coming to Georgia for decades. Some created a signpost in Clarkston pointing to their native lands. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index DULUTH, Ga. – With more than 1,000 Afghan evacuees on their way to Georgia by month’s end, Georgia churches are gearing up help them acclimate to life […]
Aaron McCollough, leader of the Troup Baptist Association, is marshalling opposition to a reported plan to bring casino gambling to the LaGrange area. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index LaGRANGE, Ga. – News that a coalition of casino companies will be making a major push to expand gambling in Georgia has Aaron McCollough concerned. McCollough, leader […]