Anita Bryant, who ‘foretold the battle’ against the LGBTQ agenda, dies
EDMOND, Okla. (BP) – Anita Bryant, an entertainer who was commended by the Southern Baptist Convention for standing up to the gay rights movement in the 1970s, died Dec. 16 at age 84.
Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
PLAINS, Ga. (BP)--Former United States President Jimmy Carter, who spoke of his faith more openly than other modern leaders, taught a Baptist Sunday School class for decades and became the nation’s longest-lived president, died Sunday, December 29, at age 100.
A desperate call for prayer from Thailand
ISAAN, Thailand – Noei was a housekeeper for an International Mission Board worker in Bangkok, Thailand, for many years when she accepted Christ as her Savior.
Houston church experiences growth surge amid emphasis on Gospel invitations, evangelism
HOUSTON (BP) – People are responding to the Gospel in a way Bob Crites has not seen in the nearly 30 years he has been at Sagemont Church.
‘God is in the middle of something here,’ says 70-year-old first-time pastor
GRAND SALINE, Texas (BP) – The man who gave Christian recording artist Chris Tomlin his first opportunity to lead worship at a concert has been called to pastor his first church at age 70. In fact, it’s the church both he and Tomlin grew up in, years apart.
Texas church uses any means necessary to reach its community for Christ
TIMPSON, Texas (BP) – A squirrel was loose in the building at First Baptist Church in Timpson, so the pastor sent out a notice that he needed a trap to catch it. By the end of the day, a squirrel trap was set and a man he had been praying for was a new brother in Christ.
Texas church praises ‘Regenesis process’ as it reaches community
ABILENE, Texas (BP) -- A couple of years ago, North Park Baptist Church had dwindled to about 30 people on Sundays, mostly senior adults. Now, attendance has doubled, and people in their 30s and 40s have joined.
Inserra reminds SBC of cloud of witnesses, race to run
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Preaching from Hebrews 12:1-3, Dean Inserra reminded Southern Baptists of the “great cloud of witnesses” – particularly giants of the faith who have gone before – and exhorted them to run the race focused on Jesus rather than hindered by distractions.
Ministers’ Wives focus on having spiritual resilience
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Spiritual resilience in ministry is essential, and women can look to God to provide that resilience, speaker Jacki King said at the Ministers’ Wives Luncheon June 11 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
Pastors’ Conference emphasizes biblical faithfulness
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Faithfulness in prayer, to the next generation, under pressure and to families were among the sermon topics during the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 10 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
