Forward from Conversion: how we can focus on spiritual growth and transformation
Making converts is essential, but the job isn't finished until those converts are discipled. By Ed Stetzer One of the most exciting moments within the life of a church is when someone comes to know Jesus Christ as Savior. We celebrate having new believers in our...
LifeWay offers free sanctity of human life studies
by Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) -- Undercover videos from Planned Parenthood unleashed a national discussion on human life and its value. To help churches navigate those issues, LifeWay Christian Resources has free sanctity of human life Bible studies for download. The...
CP 1.40 percent ahead of YTD budget projection
by BP Staff NASHVILLE (BP) -- Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist Convention national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee have exceeded $158 million, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee...
Chattanooga killings & radical Islamism
By Ed Stetzer NASHVILLE (BP) -- The West is at the front end of what will almost certainly be a multi-decadal war against radical Islamism. We saw so again in the killing of five servicemen in Chattanooga, Tenn. Others, better informed than I, can report on the...
8 traits of a missions-centered church
by Susie Rain ASIA (BP) -- God chose the church to be His messenger and make a powerful impact on the world. It doesn't matter if it has 10,000 or 20 members; a church is called to reach the nations with the Gospel. The International Mission Board asked pastors,...
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...
