Lives transformed by Christ through 25 years of Crossover
by Rebecca Wolford NASHVILLE (BP) -- For the past 25 years, Southern Baptists have begun each annual meeting by celebrating hundreds -- sometimes thousands -- of new souls won for Christ. This celebration is the result of Crossover, the evangelistic outreach...
Migrant-turned-missionary shares Gospel through baking class
By Maria Elena Baseler Donning her cooking attire of a ruffled apron and a head scarf splashed with images of red chili peppers, IMB missionary Berta Sosa squeezes green icing onto a cookie shaped like a Christmas tree. It’s a Monday night at Villa Crespo Baptist...
NAMB’s Send Network Relaunch
By Tobin Perry ALPHARETTA. Ga. – When it comes to evangelizing today’s global generation, stories matter. Just ask a Korean exchange student who recently committed her life to Christ in Indianapolis. Church planter Brandon Shields says when a young women in his...
Baptist Relief Still Active In Multi-State Storm Response
By Joe Conway ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) chaplains offered aid to the classmates of an 8-year-old tornado victim in Mississippi last week. Hundreds of SBDR volunteers were at work over the weekend clearing up damage from tornadoes, high...
Pastoral Suicide
by Ryan Perz Ryan is the pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orange City, IA, and blogs at “By His Grace.” This year so far two pastors in Iowa have died by suicide. The job fatality rate is higher than the police department my dad works for, which is located in a...
MeadowBrook hosts ongoing Bible training conferences for South Sudan pastors
Editor's Note: We have a large population of South Sudanese in many of our cities in Iowa. Is there a group near you to which you could reach out? What are you doing to help refugees in your area? By Julie Payne (The Alabama Baptist) -- While previously working with...
Southern Baptist Convention 2014 Annual Meeting Preview
June 10 & 11 Baltimore, MD Willy Rice announced as Pastors' nominee BALTIMORE (BP) -- Willy Rice, pastor of the Tampa-area Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla., will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference,...
pray. send. go: An Invitation
WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting: Baltimore "Go Forward!" -Annie Armstrong It’s the home of Annie Armstrong and the first home of WMU. Join us June 8-9 in Baltimore to trace the steps where it all began and celebrate vibrant missions involvement...
Reverend John Taylor to be installed at Rock Of Ages Baptist Church in Dubuque
As Reverend John Young has retired, Rock of Ages Baptist Church will officially install Reverend John Taylor as their Pastor on May 18, 2014 at 3:00 PM. Rock of Ages would like to invite all to join us for this occasion. Installation services will be held at Grandview...
Second Look: Reflections on a Painful Loss
Editors note: This article was originally published on February 13, 2014 in response to the suicide death of Pastor Tommy Rucker of Dunkerton. Following the suicide death of DB Antrom, Family Pastor of Westwind Church in Waukee this past week I was reminded of Dave...
