FIRST-PERSON: How not to respond when people are hurting
Pastors must be prepared to respond to tragedy. It is inevitable in our world.
Pastors’ intentionality, availability draw Gen Z, Millennials to D.C. church
WASHINGTON (BP) – Brad Robertson was a new college graduate embarking on a career in Washington when someone invited him to King’s Church in the fall of 2021. He’d grown up agnostic, shepherded by agnostic parents.
Trump, pro-life leaders at odds in recent developments
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter today (Jan. 16) calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it.
Missionaries spend years praying, laboring for first believer
SOUTHEAST ASIA – Miss Mya was the first person in her village who ever talked to God.
Ultrasound helps NC couple choose life before dedication ceremony
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Even before its formal dedication, a newly installed ultrasound machine at a local pregnancy resource center was already fulfilling its purpose.
Texans on Mission rebuilds homes lost in last summer’s flood
KERRVILLE, Texas -- The floodwaters that tore through Kerr County last summer are long gone, but the work of rebuilding is not.
Bible Study: Everyone matters
God cares for and values every person regardless of age, nationality, ethnicity or social status. Should followers of Jesus do the same? And if so, how should that care and sentiment look in action?
FROM THE SEMINARIES: New Spurgeon College AD; Spring 2026 chapel schedules
Spurgeon College names Logan Stutz athletic director; Seminary chapel schedules for Spring 2026 semester released.
FIRST-PERSON: Pastoring when your church members go before the Supreme Court
On Jan. 14, the Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J, a case regarding transgendered students in sports. The case traces back to an incident concerning Becky Pepper-Jackson (B.P.J.), a biologically male student allowed to change in the girls’ locker room. At the same time, one of church members in our student ministry, Adaleia Cross, who competed on the same team, reported being sexually harassed by B.P.J in the girls’ locker room.
Army Special Forces background comes in handy for Ohio church planter
BRUNSWICK, Ohio – Buck Wilford grew up in an Assembly of God church and accepted Christ at age 14. Soon, he sensed a call to ministry. But it would be almost 25 years before he pastored a church, and he would travel the world in the meantime. He would say it was all part of God’s plan.
