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Messengers vote to refer sexual abuse reform priorities to SBC Executive Committee

On Tuesday afternoon, June 11, messengers to the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis overwhelmingly approved two recommendations brought forward by the SBC Abuse Reform and Implementation Task Force (ARITF).
Missouri

Missouri lay pastor uses ‘borrowed time’ to help start rural church

John Parks’ niece has a name for him – cat of nine lives. To look back at his last decade, one would have to agree.
Missouri

Historic rural church building, empty for five years, houses new Missouri congregation

Amanda Hicks knew there were bees inside the building that once housed Chula Baptist Church. Everyone in the small Missouri town knew that. The old church had been sitting empty for nearly five years, the last of four churches that once served the small community of Chula, Missouri. While it sat empty, bees had made a home inside it, but everyone thought the bees were hiding in the walls.
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Veteran’s service fuels ministry to prisoners, law enforcement

August 9, 1967, could’ve been the last day on earth for Warrant Officer Paul Davis. Yet God had other plans for his life.
International

Southern Baptists in Israel urge prayer for safety, quick, ‘miraculous’ peace in the Middle East

On Friday night (Oct. 6), longtime Kentucky Baptist pastor and former Kentucky Baptist Convention staff member Alan Dodson walked on the beach in Ashkelon, Israel, as he met with U.S. ministry leaders planning future trips to the Holy Land. Just a few hours later, a devastating barrage of 100 Hamas-launched rockets hit the city, beginning what many Middle East experts are calling the most serious conflict in the region since the Yom Kippur War exactly 50 years ago this month.
National

SBC passes resolutions on the Great Commission work of women, ethics of AI, office of pastor

On Tuesday afternoon (June 13), messengers to the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in New Orleans approved six resolutions, including ones on the legacy and responsibility of women fulfilling the Great Commission, the ethics of artificial intelligence, and the office of pastor.
National

In ministry to refugees, NAMB Journeyman learns importance of the gospel above all

Carrie A. can point to the moment during her experience as a North American Mission Board (NAMB) Journeyman when she realized she was simultaneously in the middle of the Bible Belt and the 10/40 window.
National

Even during pandemic, Southern Baptist church has much to be thankful for

Dusty Marshall has only served as pastor of New Life Baptist Fellowship for about 11 months. But it has been a wild 11 months.
National

Adoniram Judson’s spiritual descendants in Massachusetts

“We didn’t really know anything about them or where they came from, but they knew about Adoniram Judson,” said Bree Cobbs, who now serves as the church’s worship leader. “He had been a missionary who moved to Burma and sacrificed a lot to spread the Gospel there. They celebrated ‘Judson Day.’ And so our church started celebrating ‘Judson Day.’”
National

Silicon Valley Buddhist finds Christ at NAMB church plant

"We just want to keep reaching people, keep breaking barriers and just really trying to help people understand the value of the Gospel in their lives," Atondo said. "That's what we pray for. That's what we're constantly working toward, and it's so huge for us." 
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Kendrick brothers talk ‘Overcomer,’ identity in Christ

Alex and Stephen Kendrick have an ambitious vision for their new movie, "Overcomer." And the vision has nothing to do with winning any awards or box-office glory.
Missouri

So. Baptists respond to Midwest tornadoes, flooding

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. (BP) – Just days after devastating storms hit the Midwest earlier this week, Southern Baptists have mobilized to help homeowners and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the impacted areas.

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