Loving Individuals Who are Hurting: Tips on Navigating Trauma and Grief
How do you come alongside someone who is dealing with a traumatic situation? Psychologist Sarah Rainer helps. As Christians, it is our duty and privilege to care for hurting people. Scripture describes a plethora of suffering people to whom we should extend help: the...
Floyd envisions ‘forward’ leaders in new book
by Matt Erickson NASHVILLE (BP) -- As president of the Southern Baptist Convention and a pastor for 37-plus years, Ronnie Floyd has become convinced that pastors must engage in future and forward thinking. In a new book, "Forward: 7 Distinguishing Marks for Future...
Southern Baptists to thank Vietnam veterans at SBC Columbus
By Tobin Perry Bay St. Louis, Miss. – Serving Hurricane Katrina survivors in Bay St. Louis, Miss., nearly a decade ago through Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Glenn Stringham met for the first time the father of one of the men who had been under his command three...
SBDR collegiate teams begin summer service
The Southern Baptist collegiate team for summer missions arrived at NAMB in Alpharetta, Ga., this past Tuesday. The team of 11 is comprised of students hailing from eight states. The students learned about summer missions opportunities available through NAMB from a...
Texas, Oklahoma Baptists respond to historic floods
By Joni Hannigan HOUSTON – Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC) Disaster Relief leaders had “boots on the ground” in Houston Thursday following a month of historic rains and tornadoes across Texas and Oklahoma that led to deadly flooding over Memorial Day...
God’s greatness compels us to go, Platt tells new missionaries
By Tess Rivers LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Monica Morley* grew up in a Muslim home. She had many spiritual questions as a child and young teen. For a time she attended a mosque, seeking answers from the religious leaders. “I wanted to know God and was curious about how sin can be...
Iraqi believers: ‘Do churches in America know what is being done to us?’
By Coy Webb, Western Recorder Editor's note: Kentucky Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Director Coy Webb just returned from Iraq where he got a close-up look at the human toll Islamic State terrorists have inflicted. This is his account of the hardships that people...
What are we believing God for in our upcoming Southern Baptist Convention?
By Ronnie Floyd There are years when we come together as Southern Baptists annually, having little to no expectation of what God may want to do among us. For the sake of a very lost America and an ever growing lost and dangerous world, let’s come together in Columbus...
Why sabbaticals matter
By Michael Lewis ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Pastor, you need rest. You were built to rest. God uses healthy pastors to build healthy churches. That’s why you and your church’s partnership in working through a sabbatical ministry plan may be one of the most important decisions...
Naturally Supernatural or Supernaturally Natural?
By Todd Stiles In light of the first of two messages in our new series regarding evangelism, two questions arose I’d like to address. (Note: To get some of the background to these questions, listen to the message here.) 1. What advice would you give to children...
