Crest Baptist Church honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty
Union County Sheriff Rick Piel and Creston Police Chief Paul Ver Meer accept a law enforcement memorial flag from Joe Powers, representing Crest Baptist Church. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week...
Mile-wide EF3 plows through Central Oklahoma, SBDR on scene
By Beverly Cooper BRIDGE CREEK, Okla. -- Oklahoma City meteorologists had been warning for several days that impending storms, likely packing tornadoes, would strike Wednesday, May 6. Area residents know to take these predictions seriously as local forecasters are...
Memorial Day: in their own words
By NAMB Staff ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- For many Americans, Memorial Day is simply an extra day of rest. But for millions of others, it's a day of memories and reflections on the friends and family who sacrificed everything in the defense of freedom. These are three...
Van Meter Baptist Church honors Sunday School teachers with a new memorial
In 2013, Van Meter resident Buck Robison approached the church for an opportunity to pay tribute to one of his former Sunday School teachers, Maxine Allcott. Mrs. Allcott was a Sunday School teacher in the 1950s for the Evangelical United Brethren Church, site of the...
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...
