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Bible Study for September 27: Honor life

Bible Studies for Life Exodus 20:13; 1 Samuel 26:7-11, 22-25 Jarrod Kinsey, pastor First Baptist Church, Cave Spring Unfortunately, our social climate has linked the value of human …

ALBANY — At 12 years old, Malachi Russell had a list of 17 people – one person for each month he was expected to live. They were his “ones.” During his battle with cancer, Malachi had heard …

SAN DIEGO (BP) — “See You at the Pole” is a bit of a misnomer this year. Organizers of the nationwide, student-led prayer initiative made significant adjustments to this year’s event in light …

ROCKMART — Barry Snapp, who has been pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Rockmart since 2006, will be nominated for vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention when messengers gather at …

The post-COVID church

At a recent Middle Baptist Association pastor peer learning event the discussion centered on Thom Rainer's new book, "The Post Quarantine Church." The book hit the shelves on Sept. 8, 2020. Of …

MARIETTA — Eastwood Baptist Church will make use of an open air tent the first week of October in hosting a series of revival services. Pastor Randy Cheek is expecting attendees …

DULUTH — Fall brings many things: leaves changing, college football, pumpkin spice overload. There’s no reason, says Brad Marchman, it also couldn’t be known as a time of revival. IMPACT, the …

MEMPHIS (BP) — More than 200 church leaders and members from across the Mid-South gathered on the campus of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary for the Conservative Baptist Network’s …

By Makinzie Sivak In the past few months, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued several decisions that impact religious organizations. To help church and ministry leaders …

To be honest, I’m almost embarrassed to write this post, as I’ve heard  many  horror stories of battles between pastors and deacons. That’s not been my experience, though. Here are …

A group of volunteers with Missouri Baptists Southern Baptist Disaster Relief help to chainsaw trees and clear storm debris left after Hurricane Laura rampaged across Louisiana. MISSOURI BAPTIST …

By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — In advance of the nonpartisan National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 22, Southern Baptist leaders are urging Christians to vote responsibly in 2020 nationwide …

ATLANTA – Julie Lee* thought she understood the plight of refugees, since she was the daughter of Laotian refugees. Her parents moved to the United States as refugees of the Vietnam …

The author watches Scott Kindig's training session from The Spark Conference. My past couple of weeks have included something I haven't done since Napoleon Dynamite was …

Brewton-Parker conducts Servant Leadership Day

BPC students participate in Servant Leadership Day. BPC By Evan Riekhof MOUNT VERNON — Servant Leadership, a core value of Brewton-Parker College, seeks to inspire and develop servant leaders to …

The Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 9 at Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon. DULUTH — Limited spacing due to COVID-19 regulations …

Thoughts on (soul) winning with Bobby Bowden

By Paul Chitwood “Is winning everything?” I asked. “No. But winning is important. If you don’t win, they fire you,” replied Coach Bowden. Bobby Bowden coached football for more than 50 …

By Tess Schoonhoven LAHORE, Pakistan (BP) — As a result of strict Islamic blasphemy laws ,  Asif Pervaiz, a 37-year-old Christian man, was sentenced to further jail time, a large fine, and death …

Pastor Grady Caldwell of New Mercy Baptist Church in Griffin brings the morning devotional to fellow Executive Committee members Sept. 15. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index WARNER …

By Miguel Tapia I was born and raised in Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico. I attended school there. I come from a Catholic family of four brothers, three sisters, and my parents.   My father always …

W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., Georgia Baptist executive director, speaks from the stage at the Executive Committee meeting at Central Baptist Church in Warner Robins. EC members unable to attend did so …

WARNER ROBINS — A review of audits from the last 20 years show the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa operating at a loss over that time and left no choice but to place it for sale, say …

Bible Study for Sept. 20: Honor your parents

Bible Studies for Life Exodus 20:12;  2 Samuel 15:7-14 Patrick Latham, lead pastor Tabernacle Baptist Church, Cartersville In the fifth of the Ten Commandments, the Lord said, …

Creating a structure for digital church

By Matt Steen This post first appeared at churchanswers.com . By now you are tired of hearing how much has changed since March. I will spare you the grandiose talk of “unprecedented times” and …

Greear announces 2021 Annual Meeting theme

By Jonathan Howe DURHAM, N.C. (BP) – SBC President J.D. Greear announced Monday (Sept. 14) that the theme for the 2021 Annual Meeting will be “We Are Great Commission Baptists.” Greear said the …

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