Unity in the Southern Baptist Convention: What threatens it and what brings it
By Ronnie Floyd One of the greatest challenges we face as a convention of churches is unity. Throughout Scripture, unity is evident. We are called upon again and again to unify, meaning to walk in oneness, to be like-minded, to walk in agreement, and to live in a...
Impact University encourages students to ‘See Clearly’
by Eugene Guthrie Impact University 2015 made definite impact on the lives of students from across Iowa. Ninety five students and 48 adult staff representing 17 BCI churches experienced God’s presence and truth through worship, teaching, preaching, and sharing in...
5 Tips for Spotting Fake News
How not to embarrass yourself or enable internet trolls. by Bob Smietana at Christianity Today. Let's learn this: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/july-web-only/5-tips-for-spotting-fake-news.html
Evangelism and the State of American Theology
A large percentage of our country—and world—is confused about who God is and from where salvation comes By Ed Stetzer "America is a Christian nation" is a phrase we've all heard. We can debate it on several grounds—and many have. There is history, and we can ask if...
SBC 2015 RECAP VIDEO
By Ronnie Floyd Join the Movement, Southern Baptist Convention Were you able to join us at the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention in Columbus, Ohio? If so, you will remember some of these moments. If not, these are some things you missed. We can all look forward to...
Hurricane Katrina left mark on Baptist relief
by Tobin Perry GULFPORT, Miss. (BP) -- "We've shared the Gospel with so many people in this community, I don't know if there is anyone else we can share with," Randy Corn thought to himself six months after Hurricane Katrina when he arrived in Gulfport, Miss., one of...
Bi-vocational church planter hopes to catalyze movement in Edmonton
By Tobin Perry EDMONTON, Alberta — Long days have become the standard for Nathan Vedoya. As a bi-vocational church planter, there’s no such thing as typical, but this may be as close as it gets. He wakes up early, shares the breakfast-making responsibilities with his...
Sturgis volunteers ready for more miracles of faith
by Victor Lee STURGIS, S.D. (BP) -- Amid thousands of bikers, often with debauchery nearby, Southern Baptist volunteers will share their redemption in Jesus during the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Aug. 3-8 in South Dakota. Sturgis, population 6,000 for 358...
Membership Matters: 3 reasons for church membership
Why does church membership matter? Why is church attendance not enough? By Ed Stetzer Bring up church membership and watch people squirm. It isn’t that people in culture are against membership as an idea—Costco seems to be doing well. Perhaps it is because church...
Protecting your ministry
In the culture, in the courts, even in casual conversation, it is increasingly obvious that we have lost sight of over 200 years of social and legal tradition that has secured our fundamental freedoms – namely, freedom of speech and religion. A new concept – that...
