One congregation’s tough decision leads to two thriving churches
By Tobin Perry ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Victory Baptist Church in St. Cloud, Minn., had a tough decision to make. With just a handful of members after years of struggle, they could continue meeting as usual, barely making use of the building and facilities they had, or they...
Page offers mental health hope at Gardner-Webb
by Gardner-Webb University BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.(BP)-- After Gardner-Webb University alumnus Frank S. Page lost his daughter to suicide, he discovered a calling to help others battling mental health illnesses. Page, now president of the Southern Baptist Convention...
Key Bapt. leaders to speak at MBTS symposium
by BP Staff/MBTS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- A collection of key Southern Baptist leaders that includes Frank S. Page, Ronnie Floyd, Paige Patterson, Thom S. Rainer, R. Albert Mohler Jr. and David Dockery is slated to speak at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's...
From the Heart of the Mission Field
By Ronnie Floyd Jeana and I have just returned from twelve days away, with much of that time in the heart of the mission field. As we conversed one-on-one and in several meetings with our missionaries in challenging fields all over the Middle East, we were able to...
Missionary “Farm System” already making impact
By Kevin Ezell If you watch Major League Baseball in March, you’ll see players you've never heard of on the diamond. That’s what spring training is all about—young players from a team’s farm system showing what they can do against major league talent. The farm system...
Once a fishing guide, now a CP-committed pastor
By Karen L. Willoughby EDITOR’S NOTE: Cooperative Program Sunday is April 12 in the Southern Baptist Convention. WATER VALLEY, Ky. (BP) -- Jimmy Brown trusts the Lord whenever he goes fishing, whether the fishing hole is filled with lake water or the silt of an...
Youth ‘Ignited’ to share their faith
By Samantha Alexander and Lari Roush A sold out crowd gathered at the Grace Fellowship Church in Des Moines on the 13th and 14th of March. Keynote speaker Jefferson Bethke presented the difference between religion and a relationship with Jesus in a fast paced...
Where was Jesus tried?
By Stephen Douglas Wilson PADUCAH, KY (BP) -- The trial of Jesus Christ before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate is the most famous trial in human history. One of its most fascinating aspects remains somewhat of a mystery: Where was it held in Jerusalem? Three of the...
Registration opens for SBC ‘Great Awakening’
by BP Staff COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- Registration for messengers and local hotels has opened for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio's capital city. The June 16-17 sessions, to be led by SBC President Ronnie...
Liberian schools helped by WMU after Ebola
by Candice Lee BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Liberian schools closed for months because of the deadly Ebola epidemic are reopening with the aid of $44,000 in grants from the National Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) and its foundation. Olu Menjay, principal of the Ricks...
