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I start this post with a caveat: I believe in the historical understanding of Church Growth, marked by evangelism that n...
11/12/2025

I start this post with a caveat: I believe in the historical understanding of Church Growth, marked by evangelism that necessarily resulted in disciples in the local church.

I start this post with a caveat: I believe in the historical understanding of Church Growth, marked by evangelism that necessarily resulted in disciples in the local church.

The Cooperative Program helped St. Joe Community Church get its footing 23 years ago. It’s one reason Pastor Greg Byman ...
11/12/2025

The Cooperative Program helped St. Joe Community Church get its footing 23 years ago. It’s one reason Pastor Greg Byman and the congregation pay it forward by giving through CP, but certainly not the only one.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (BP) – The Cooperative Program helped St. Joe Community Church get its footing 23 years ago. It’s one reason Pastor Greg Byman and the congregation pay it forward by giving through CP, but certainly not the only one.

NC Baptists launch new missions effort, send missionaries; Ohio Baptists celebrate God’s work across their state.
11/12/2025

NC Baptists launch new missions effort, send missionaries; Ohio Baptists celebrate God’s work across their state.

NC Baptists launch new missions effort, send missionaries; Ohio Baptists celebrate God’s work across their state.

Noah Lewis recalls a certain fire in the voice of Fred Luter Jr., the first time he heard him preach, perhaps a gift dev...
11/12/2025

Noah Lewis recalls a certain fire in the voice of Fred Luter Jr., the first time he heard him preach, perhaps a gift developed as Luter bellowed God’s Word on the streets of New Orleans in the mid-1980s.

NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Noah Lewis recalls a certain fire in the voice of Fred Luter Jr., the first time he heard him preach, perhaps a gift developed as Luter bellowed God’s Word on the streets of New Orleans in the mid-1980s.

West Virginia Southern Baptists celebrate unity and a growing ‘family on mission’; Iowa Baptists focused on Gospel advan...
11/12/2025

West Virginia Southern Baptists celebrate unity and a growing ‘family on mission’; Iowa Baptists focused on Gospel advance.

West Virginia Southern Baptists celebrate unity and a growing ‘family on mission’ By Cleve Persinger/WVCSB ELKINS, W.Va. – The West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists gathered Nov. 6-7 for its 55th annual meeting, celebrating unity and renewed mission focus alongside the introduction of ...

If you walk into a worship service at a Southern Baptist church, chances are you will hear the pastor offer a Gospel inv...
11/12/2025

If you walk into a worship service at a Southern Baptist church, chances are you will hear the pastor offer a Gospel invitation. More than likely, they’ll also ask you to respond in person, not digitally.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – If you walk into a worship service at a Southern Baptist church, chances are you will hear the pastor offer a Gospel invitation. More than likely, they’ll also ask you to respond in person, not digitally.

Michigan 2025 focuses on church strengthening; Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptists commission strategic planning team.
11/12/2025

Michigan 2025 focuses on church strengthening; Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptists commission strategic planning team.

Michigan 2025 focuses on church strengthening; Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptists commission strategic planning team.

Florida Baptists called to ‘renewed fervor to evangelism’; Mississippi Baptist annual meeting sees 20 percent jump in at...
11/12/2025

Florida Baptists called to ‘renewed fervor to evangelism’; Mississippi Baptist annual meeting sees 20 percent jump in attendance.

Florida Baptists called to ‘renewed fervor to evangelism’; Mississippi Baptist annual meeting sees 20 percent jump in attendance.

Lately, I’ve noticed a quiet anxiety settling over so many believers I know. It feels as if the world is coming undone, ...
11/11/2025

Lately, I’ve noticed a quiet anxiety settling over so many believers I know. It feels as if the world is coming undone, truth from Scripture is dismissed as outdated, and convictions that once brought respect now draw ridicule.

Lately, I’ve noticed a quiet anxiety settling over so many believers I know. It feels as if the world is coming undone, truth from Scripture is dismissed as outdated, and convictions that once brought respect now draw ridicule.

Renowned preacher and professor Robert Smith delivered lectures on the burden, joy and foolishness of preaching at Midwe...
11/11/2025

Renowned preacher and professor Robert Smith delivered lectures on the burden, joy and foolishness of preaching at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Spurgeon Lectures on Biblical Preaching earlier this month.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Renowned preacher and professor Robert Smith delivered lectures on the burden, joy and foolishness of preaching at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Spurgeon Lectures on Biblical Preaching earlier this month.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to revisit its 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage misses a chance to right the matter but...
11/11/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to revisit its 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage misses a chance to right the matter but doesn’t change God’s Word, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Interim President Gary Hollingsworth told Baptist Press.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to revisit its 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage misses a chance to right the matter but doesn’t change God’s Word, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Interim President Gary Hollingsworth told Baptist Press.

God has chosen to bless First Baptist Church in Lavon with numerical and spiritual growth as the congregation has emphas...
11/11/2025

God has chosen to bless First Baptist Church in Lavon with numerical and spiritual growth as the congregation has emphasized prayer and discipleship to make Christ known in the community.

LAVON, Texas – God has chosen to bless First Baptist Church in Lavon with numerical and spiritual growth as the congregation has emphasized prayer and discipleship to make Christ known in the community.

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