Ronnie Floyd, SBC President Challenges Baptists to ‘Join The Movement’
From SBC President Ronnie Floyd: I am convinced that our greatest need in America is another Great Awakening. By His grace, I pray that our Sovereign Lord will bestow such mercy upon His people and our nation, that we would experience the next Great Awakening. No...
Life So Far, A 10th Anniversary Celebration at Crossroads Community Church, Grimes
Crossroads Community Church in Grimes celebrated their 10th Anniversary on Sunday August 24th with a service titled, “Life So Far. During the Sunday morning service the church looked back over what God has done through Crossroads, and they looked forward to what God...
Washington Fire Survivors See God Work Through Baptist Relief Volunteers
By Tobin Perry TWISP, Wash. – Patty Wetzel already knew the life-altering devastation that can come when fire strikes her home. She remembers well the night 37 years ago—as a young mother—when she and her family were forced to flee their burning home while still in...
Platt assures new missionaries, ‘This mission will succeed!’
Editor's note: The appointment of these 50 missionaries is wonderful, but what really grabbed me about this story was the bit about the missionary couple choosing to serve a people group right here in the Midwest when their initial missions plans went awry. There are...
Swahili Baptist Church at Crestwood
After only 11 months in Des Moines, Congolese refugee Faustin Alobo has launched a Swahili language church. The new church is gathering at Crestwood Baptist Church near Drake University. Crestwood is currently hosting three foreign language congregations, the Zomi of...
Westwind Church Welcomes Joel Vint and His Family
Westwind Church in Waukee is excited to welcome Joel, Sarah, and Kella Vint. Joel started as the Family Pastor on August 1st. As Family Pastor he will be leading both the Children and Student ministries at Westwind. Brandon Barker, Lead Pastor at Westwind Church...
Disciplemaking At Heart Of NAMB Urban Church Planting
By Joni B. Hannigan RIDGECREST N.C. – Dhati Lewis wants to remind pastors and church planters that a call to the pastorate is not merely a call to preach. Fresh from leading a workshop at the Black Church Leadership and Family Conference at Ridgecrest Conference...
Family man seeks more than American dream
by Carol Pipes NASHVILLE (BP) -- Joey Lankford's life was almost too perfect. He and his wife Courtney had a successful business near Nashville, Tenn., a big house, cars, money, two vacation homes, everything you could imagine."Life was good. I was making a great...
The Parachute Church Planting Strategy: A Closer Look
By Tim Lubinus I would like to use the parachute church planting strategy sparingly. This is a strategy that drops a church planter into a community where he doesn't really know anyone and no one really knows him. The planter is funded for a few years with...
Resources for the fight against global hunger
By Staff EDITOR'S NOTE: On World Hunger Sunday, Oct. 12, Southern Baptist congregations will address the hunger crisis across North America and around the world, many by focusing on the theme Hunger Happens Everywhere. Donations received are channeled through Global...
