Bringing soldiers to God & God to soldiers
By Rudy Gray, South Carolina Baptist Courier COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) -- Lt. Col. Derrick Riggs, serving in Afghanistan as command chaplain for NATO Special Operations and the Special Forces Joint Task Force, was beginning a series of Bible studies based on Psalm 91, which...
IMB trustees, Platt open pathways to send missionary teams
Editor’s note: This story contains information related to an IMB policy. The text of the policy follows the end of the story. By Anne Harman, IMB LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Citing urgency for reaching a lost world and unity with the Baptist Faith & Message, IMB trustees...
Five reasons some pastors are loners—and why that’s not good
By Chuck Lawless I admit it. I have a tendency to be a loner. I like my personal space and my private time. I recognize, though, that my tendencies aren’t always the best for a pastor. Here are my reflections on others like me: Why Some of Us are Loners Some of us are...
NAMB ethnic summit seeks to reach diverse population
By K. Faith Morgan People-group ministry is often viewed as an international concern, but the executive leadership at the North American Mission Board (NAMB) is making an effort to highlight the importance and develop the scope of Southern Baptist people-group efforts...
Why Baptism is required for membership
By Bobby Jamieson Why must someone be baptized as a believer in order to join a local church? Because church membership is a public affirmation of someone’s public profession of faith in Christ, and Jesus has appointed baptism as the means by which his followers...
Pastor: Small church can make big impact
by Susie Rain SOUTH ASIA (BP) -- The Missouri pastor scooted to the edge of his seat in anticipation. He appeared to hardly be able to contain his excitement as the International Mission Board missionary described the unengaged, unreached people group his mission team...
Partnering with churches to empower limitless missionary teams
By David Platt IMB exists to partner with churches to empower limitless missionary teams who are making disciples and multiplying churches among unreached peoples and places for the glory of God. In order to see “limitless” missionaries working among the unreached,...
Mission:Dignity Sunday reminds retired pastors, widows they’re not alone
By Roy Hayhurst DALLAS — Virginia Pangle summed up what Mission:Dignity means to a pastor’s widow like herself. “I don’t have to worry about being cold, hungry or going without my medicine,” she said. Mission:Dignity, a ministry of GuideStone Financial Resources of...
Nominals to Nones: 3 key takeaways from Pew’s Religious Landscape Survey
How are Christians to understand the data from the newest Pew study on Christianity in America? By Ed Stetzer As I've said before, Christianity is not dying; nominal Christianity is. Today, Pew Research Center released a report drawing a variety of...
Iowa church planting update
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer The most popular time to start churches in Iowa has been around Labor Day. That means that the final decisions for starting in the fall are often made around this time in the spring. There may be other churches starting...
