No One Prepared Me for the Loneliness
By Tony Jones When I was a music minister, it seemed I was always surrounded by people. There was always someone there, in part, because music ministers are always part of a staff of ministers and there really is always someone else there. I enjoy the presence of...
Virtual prayerwalk through the streets of Macau
Macau is the most densely populated region in the world as well as the world’s largest gambling center. Though the city is constantly changing, God remains firm in His love for the people of this city. Be inspired to pray for the people of Macau as you learn about...
IMB Video: One Sacred Effort
When man fell, God sent His son to save us. And now He calls all of us to be part of one sacred effort to redeem mankind, to proclaim together that Jesus is Lord! Set the stage for this year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering with this theme video and find more...
Campers On Mission Visits Melcher Dallas and Mt. Vernon
Campers on Mission (COM) recently went to the town of Melcher Dallas to help Lacona Baptist Church do some work on their building. There is a lot of work yet to be done, but this addition will allow a furnace to be installed. Campers On Mission occasionally...
“Because you give” Chalkboard Stories
It was a simple concept — write one thing that happened because Southern Baptists give to international missions. The IMB missionaries just wanted to say "thank you;" never realizing it would turn into a heartfelt celebration of God's work in 2014. As hundreds from...
Pilgrims & Baptists: the little known connection
By David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- If not for a Baptist church split, the Pilgrims might never have come to America. Sort of. John Smyth, who often is credited with being the first Baptist, pastored a church where many of the Christians who later came to be known as...
Radical Christianity is ordinary Christianity
By David E. Prince On May 31, 1792, William Carey preached a sermon that has come to be called the deathless sermon because it changed the entire Christian world. Preaching from Isaiah 54:1-2, Carey declared that we must, “Expect great things from God” and “Attempt...
Another Great CP Video from the Missouri Baptists
Where CP Begins: Connecting Missouri Baptists from MBC on Vimeo.
Platt: ‘God saved you to send you’
by Tess Rivers OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (BP) -- The reality of more than 2 billion unreached people living in more than 6,000 people groups is "totally intolerable," IMB President David Platt told an overflow crowd during an appointment service for 63 new IMB missionaries....
Iowa Baptists Move to a 50/50 Cooperative Program Split at the 2014 Annual Meeting
On Saturday November 8, 2014, the Baptist Convention of Iowa (BCI) held their annual meeting in Des Moines. Worship music was provided by Nick Powel, Dirk Wiese, and Jordan Prescott from Redeemer Church in Cedar Falls. Over 200 messengers and guests representing 51...
