The secret to being somebody is about perspective. People are thrilled when they’re accepted and smitten by the thought someone loves them just as they are. If we shift the perspective toward the divine, we find in Scripture that God views His children with amazing, eternal acceptance and worth.

Historically, Baptists have relied on congregational decision-making to be a function of a regenerate membership—every member is born again and was baptized as an illustration of personal surrender to God through faith in the Lord Jesus.

For 2021, the International Mission Board posted the following statistics: 592,408 people heard the gospel; there were 176,795 new believers, and 22,744 new churches. Our team of missionaries could not have attained those benchmarks were it not for your participation in the gospel through the Cooperative Program and the designated Lottie Moon Offering you gave through your local church, where every dollar goes to the mission field.

“When churches are openly generous with their pastors, it is a testimony of our Lord’s generosity toward us ....”