Facing missions with a “whatever it takes” spirit
By Jim Burton CHICAGO—Gabriel Revilla recalls a “Nike moment” when his college pastor in Miami approached him with a question. “What do you think about recruiting an actual team of students and allowing them to come to Miami to reach lostness here?” Gus Hernandez,...
Texas roots now planted in South Dakota
By Jim Burton SIOUX Falls, S.D. — More than 180 years ago, anyone living in the Mexican controlled Texas territory had to speak Spanish and could only attend a Roman Catholic Church. As Stephen F. Austin led the effort toward Texas independence, a friend of his,...
7 Encouraging Trends in Global Christianity
by Aaron Earls With more conflict over religious liberty in the United States and high-profile martyrdoms around the world, it would seem Christianity is in global peril. But that’s not the case, according to a new report. Published in the International Bulletin of...
#TestifyTuesday, Living for Jesus – The Salt Company Ames
By Ricky, TSC Student First of all, I just want to say that it's truly incredible what can happen when you surround yourself with the right people and let God do his work. Growing up, I hardly ever attended church services. It wasn't until my family moved to Iowa at...
Leave a little room for the Holy Spirit in your life
Plans, programs, and strategies are all great. But we need to leave room for more By Ed Stetzer This article originally appeared in Outreach Magazine. Be sure to check them out and subscribe here. If you grew up Catholic (like I did) you probably heard the phrase,...
The Facts Of Faith
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader Faith births faith, nourishes faith, harvests faith – we go from faith to faith. Its opposite is a ripple of doubt, a wave of disbelief, a flood of panic, a tsunami of grief. There is a progression of both faith and doubt....
What Southern Baptists Do
Southern Baptists Proclaim the Gospel Through Evangelism and Missions At the heart of our mission is the compelling urgency to proclaim the Gospel to everyone. The BF&M summarizes the biblical expectation this way: "Is is the duty and privilege of every follower...
CP 4.81% ahead of projection
by Staff NASHVILLE (BP) -- Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist Convention national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 4.81 percent above the year-to-date budgeted projection, and are 2.97 percent above...
Our Botched Vote at Annual Meeting
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer Whenever you have two votes on the same two candidates for the same office at the same meeting and come up with two different results, you know something went terribly wrong. We botched our voting process at our last...
Meet Southern Baptists
For almost 170 years, Southern Baptists have sought to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people everywhere. The Southern Baptist Convention was formed with a Gospel vision. Its founding charter identifies its singular focus: ...for the purpose of eliciting,...
