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. Over the next five years, the IMB plans to send 300 missionary explorers to research each remaining people group with no known Gospel presence. Taylor, 30, partnered with a … [Read more...]
Kentucky pastor finds treasured photo of Billy Graham in filing cabinet
TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. (BP) – A Kentucky Baptist pastor unearthed a real treasure in the church office on Oct. 26. Pastor Chance McConnell had heard about the photograph from 1953 of the late Rev. Billy Graham holding a child on his lap in the church parsonage, but he’d never seen it. Until Monday, Oct. 26. And thanks to social media, a lot of other people have seen it now too. The color photograph shows Graham holding Bill Crouch, the son of Henry Crouch, who was pastor of First … [Read more...]
Churches with PPP loans should benefit from law fix
WASHINGTON (BP) – President Donald Trump signed legislation June 5 to make it easier for businesses or churches struggling during the coronavirus pandemic to take advantage of a payroll subsidy program that's been a critical part of Washington's response to the economic crisis. The legislation gives employers more flexibility to use taxpayer subsidies for other costs and extends the lifespan of the Payroll Protection Program as the economy slowly begins to recover. It passed the House last … [Read more...]