Special spaces for art, hospitality spark spiritual conversations at Olympics
PARIS (BP) – At first, Adam Moore was a little skeptical about one of the Olympics outreach strategies in which his mission team was participating.
‘God first’ commitment fuels Armstrong’s Olympics outlook
PARIS, France (BP) – His Instagram account proclaims “GOD FIRST!” and U.S. Olympic swimmer Hunter Armstrong tries to be faithful to that description whether he’s winning gold medals or not.
Baptist mission teams use upcoming Olympics to connect, evangelize in Paris
PARIS (BP) – With the Olympic Games opening in Paris later this week, Southern Baptists have already been working in and around the city, capitalizing on the event as a bridge to spread the Gospel.
Despite criticism, Olympic wrestler Brooks points others to Christ
PARIS (BP) – Olympic wrestler Aaron Brooks holds nothing back. You don’t have to encounter Brooks long to know the top priority in his life.
Gibson trusts God’s purposes in journey from retirement to second Olympics
PARIS (BP) – Disappointed in her performance at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Alison Gibson said goodbye to the sport of diving for good. At least, that was her intention.
Rangers standout rookie Carter proclaims ‘Jesus Won’
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (BP) – Jason Holly, the youth minister at First Baptist Church in Elizabethton, remembers when Texas Rangers rookie outfielder Evan Carter was a boy playing in the local Grasscutter football league for 6-8-year-olds. Holly had a tiny Superman logo printed specifically for Carter.
Student Baptism Sunday carries special meaning for Barbier family
NASHVILLE (BP) – It’s a familiar scene for Jay Barbier. He’s a youth minister, driving down the road to a speaking engagement where he will preach to a room full of students.
Baptist leaders applaud transgender athlete decisions as victory for reality
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (BP) – Recent decisions by World Aquatics, requiring transgender men to compete in an “open” category rather than against women, are examples of common sense prevailing in the transgender debate, according to two Southern Baptist leaders.
Winter World University Games an opportunity ‘for the Gospel to go forward’
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (BP) – The Winter World University Games are coming to the Adirondack region of New York in 2023, and Ryan Schneider, pastor of Saranac Lake Baptist Church and lead chaplain for the event, is looking for Southern Baptists to volunteer and minister in a variety of ways.
Mitchell reflects upon 40-year ministry among Southern Baptists after retirement from Union
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) -- A newly married C. Ben Mitchell and his wife Nancy were living in Marietta, Ga., and looking for a church home. The search had frustrated them. One church would be "dead as a doornail," Mitchell said. "We'd go to another church, and the pastor would be running up and down the aisle, waving his white handkerchief, screaming and yelling."
