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Students from Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville prepare items for distribution.

September 24, 2019

The Gospel and groceries: Chattahoochee Association ministry turns away no one

Linda Wilkins Georgia, Current Stories, Feature associational missions, community missions, hunger

“In a year’s time, we see 90 to 130 salvations.”

September 23, 2019

Georgia Baptists remember evangelist Bill Stafford

Scott Barkley Feature, Georgia evangelism, obituary, preaching

“He loved our church and ministered to us in many ways…”

Ronnie Floyd address the SBC Executive Committee.

September 19, 2019

Church planting, Gospel anchor SBC Executive Committee meeting

Baptist Press Feature, National J.D. Greear, leadership, SBC Executive Committee

“We have seen the limitations of the megachurch and large-audience evangelism.

September 17, 2019

Former Index editor takes part in New York City church plant’s ‘Baptism Sunday’

Gerald Harris National, Feature baptisms, missions, New York City

…scores of people passed by and looked with great curiosity at what was happening.

September 16, 2019

With a purpose and a plan, sisters use a lemonade stand to raise money for schools

Jason D. Queen Feature, Georgia

Eight-year-old Arlington Blanton, right, and her sister, Ansley, left, sold lemonade as a way to raise funds for children at Emerson Elementary School in Bartow County. The girls, who attend another school in the county, are members of Emerson First Baptist Church, where Chris Weldon is pastor and their father, David, serves as connections pastor. […]

Three men assessing the damage on a house hit by Hurricane Dorian

September 13, 2019

Dorian: immediate efforts to be focused in North Carolina, says Georgia DR director

Scott Barkley Feature, National cleanup, Disaster Relief, storms

“Your church or association is going to have the opportunity to send teams to the Bahamas.”

September 6, 2019

Online registration opens for GBC meeting, messenger letters mailed

Scott Barkley Feature, Georgia Annual Meeting, online, registration

Letters mailed out this week to churches provide Cooperative Program and other SBC giving totals…

Clint Bowman talks with a man in Nigeria while serving as an IMB missionary.

September 5, 2019

Waycross church set to host one-day missions conference

Andrea Duggan Feature, Georgia conference, international missions, outreach

“We have a heart for helping those good folks to reach out…”

Red van decorated with window marker, group of youth walking in background

September 2, 2019

Your state convention helps churches reach your state and our world for Christ

International Mission Board Georgia, Columns, Feature International Mission Board, Mission Georgia, missions, Paul Chitwood

“I have seen firsthand the missional impact of state convention ministries.”

August 30, 2019

Most churches aren’t engaged in a worship war over music

LifeWay Research The Church Today, Feature LifeWay Research, music, worship

By Aaron Earls For most pastors, the so-called “worship wars” over the style of the music used in their church have subsided, if they ever even felt that pressure. A new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found 15% of Protestant pastors in the U.S. say the biggest challenge they face in the area of music […]