ERLC summit: Reconciliation is Gospel imperative
by Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP) -- The Gospel of Jesus is the solution to America's racial divisions, speakers said on the opening day of a Southern Baptist-sponsored leadership summit. Black, white and Hispanic pastors and leaders addressed the issue of racial...
Don’t Miss the Story of the Bible
Jesus isn’t just part of the Bible story; He is the point of the Bible story. by Ed Stetzer There are great stories in the Bible…but it is possible to know Bible stories, yet miss the Bible. – Ed Clowney This quote should caution us as preachers, teachers, and church...
GenSend mobilizers recruit students for summer missions
By Kristen Camp ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Abby Hughes is one of only two Generation Send (GenSend) campus mobilizers in the Northwest who is taking on the responsibility to find other college students to participate in GenSend 2015. “I have been working alongside my church,...
Resurrection power fuels new church plant
by Kevin Ezell, President of the North American Mission Board ALPHARETA, Ga. (BP) -- One of the things I like best about being at the North American Mission Board is hearing all of the great stories about how God is at work through our church planters in North...
CP 2.49% ahead of projection at mid-year point
By BP Staff NASHVILLE (BP) -- Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 2.49 percent above the year-to-date SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection, and...
EASTER: Jesus put things in order & walked out of the tomb
by Michael Kelley/HomeLife What does it look like to rise from the dead? We've all seen the TV dramas in the operating room when the heart monitor suddenly goes flat with the ominous and unceasing tone. Then the shock paddles are brought in and the formerly and...
How to use Easter eggs to share the gospel
By Susie Rain, Photos by Chloe Lewis This is going to sound like a “no brainer” — Easter is a natural time for missionaries to share about Christ. Not a big deal! Right? But think about it. Many live in places where it is illegal to “convert” someone to Christianity....
Passion Week math: It all adds up
By Todd Stiles I’m not known for my skills in math. In fact, if you know me beyond a “hi” or “bye,” you’re probably aware numbers aren’t my specialty. I love readin’ and writin’, but that whole ‘rithmetic thing? Well, let’s just say I must have been late to school on...
The “ideal” Cooperative Program division between state and national
by William Thornton Our venerable Cooperative Program now in its tenth decade and while somewhat diminished in percentages and sums from earlier times, is still a mammoth funding engine without which the SBC at the state convention and national levels would be...
A Climate Discussion
By Christopher McRae There’s a lot of hot air being spewed these days in discussions about the earth’s atmosphere. We’ve moved the conversation from Global Warming to Climate Change. We’ve made the right distinction between local weather events and our worldwide...
