Intentional evangelism bears fruit at Georgia church
WINDER, Ga. — Over the course of seven services across three campuses, Bethlehem Church celebrated 33 baptisms between Jan. 15-18. Senior Pastor Jason Britt says the baptisms at Bethlehem Church campuses in Winder, Hoschton and Bishop are the result of intentional Gospel conversations, prayer and personal engagement.
Don Lemon, others arrested for roles in Cities Church disruption
LOS ANGELES – Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested early Friday morning for his role in the Jan. 18 disruption at Cities Church in St. Paul.
Groza says courage is required and provided by God for ministry
ONTARIO, Calif. -- During spring convocation January 29 at Gateway Seminary, President Adam Groza described the vital role of courage in faithful ministry.
2 women, 2 years, 25 countries with IMB Explorer program
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ava Taylor* spent the past two years traveling across Europe as part of the International Mission Board’s Project 3000 Explorer initiative, seeking out unreached people groups and sharing the Gospel. The project’s goal is to ensure every people group has access to the message of Christ.
Tech lessons from COVID shutdown aid churches for weather cancellations
ROCKY TOP, Tenn. (BP) – If there’s any place in the country one should be able to find a volunteer, it’s Main Street Baptist Church in Rocky Top, Tenn., just north of Knoxville.
Kentucky disaster relief team preps hot meals with holy intentions
GLASGOW, Ky. (BP) – Once it was safe to drive on their neighborhood streets, they were looking for a place to serve. A group of about a dozen disaster relief volunteers from across Kentucky were assigned to provide warm meals to people in a seven-county radius in south central Kentucky.
IMB’s Missions College emphasizes church partnerships, individual roles
ROCKVILLE, Va. – Rynie Badenhorst returned to Missions College this year with a clear purpose – and a larger group. The global outreach pastor from CityRise (West University Baptist Church) in Houston, Texas, brought a team of 10 this year, all excited to strengthen their church’s pathway for sending and sustaining the next generation on mission.
Bible Study: God our peace and restoration
When our lives or our environments are in disarray, we want restoration. We like things that are complete and at peace. Thankfully, God wants that for us as well, and He is the only One who can provide it.
Church-planting sacrifices shared by the whole family
GLENDIVE, Mont. – When a pastor is called to a new place of ministry, he takes his family with him. That might not affect the toddlers in the family, but what about teenagers? What about the pastor’s wife?
Missouri family uproots to ‘work the soil’ in eastern Montana
GLENDIVE, Montana – This time, the emphasis on starting a church in Glendive is on raising up locals from the community.
