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From Buddhist roots to bold witness

Mary grew up in a poor Southeast Asian province. As a young girl, she was sponsored through a humanitarian aid program where she was taught about the Lord. During her teenage years, God brought Mary to a place of needing Christ, and so she walked away from her family’s Buddhist faith.
Faith

Gen Z churchgoers attend more but often lag in application, according to Lifeway Research’s State of Discipleship

The faith of Generation Z frequently draws them to church on Sunday but often fails to shape their lives during the week.
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FBC Bevier invites Missouri Baptists to combine love of motorcycles, side by sides, UTVs with outreach

For nearly 100 years, the town of Bevier, in north central Missouri, has hosted an annual Homecoming. Located just off US 36 and about 8 miles west of Macon, Bevier is a quintessential Missouri small town. And, like many Missouri small towns, a Baptist church is located there with a heart to reach their town and surrounding community.
Missouri

Malawi mission reveals considerable human need, ministry opportunities

Twenty-one Missouri Baptists traveled to the nation of Malawi the last two weeks of May.  They were on a mission trip to the Dzaleka Refugee Camp where a Baptist church and a Christian school minister amid great human needs. 
National

Joni Eareckson Tada offers support of Southern Baptist disability ministry efforts

Joni and Friends disability ministry founder and CEO Joni Eareckson Tada has offered her ministry’s support in implementing the disability ministry recommendations messengers adopted at the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. 
Missouri

Missouri Baptist ministry equips women ‘to make a difference, to do kingdom work’

MBWomen already has several events on the calendar with the promise of more.
International

Social hostility against religious groups spreading globally, Pew reports

The Hamas attack on Israel and rioting against Ahmadi Muslims in Bangladesh were among rising social hostilities targeting religious groups globally in 2023, Pew Research Center said in releasing its latest numbers in the trend, while Russia’s war on Ukraine elevated such incidents in Europe.
Faith

Half of U.S. churches to honor America’s 250th anniversary

As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, half of pastors say their churches will join in the festivities.
Missouri

Thousand Hills Baptist Network mission team serves in Montana

A six-man team from the Thousand Hills Baptist Network spent a week in Montana last month.
National

New demographics tool unveiled to ethnic leaders in Orlando

Victor Chayasirisobhon, director of missions for the Orange County (Calif.) Southern Baptist Association, expressed amazement at the wealth of information he was seeing at a meeting for ethnic leaders at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. The meeting was designed to roll out a new web-based tool for leaders of ethnic church networks wanting to take a deep dive into area demographics.
Missouri

VBS remains a strong ministry in Missouri Baptist churches

The Emmanuel Baptist Church holds VBS every summer and their pastor, Rich Cummings, says it is a “very beneficial outreach which is popular in our area.”
Missouri

Birch Tree First Baptist Church’s Hannah Harper wins American Idol

Even as Harper traveled thousands of miles to Los Angeles to compete on American Idol, the support of her church and community remained strong. FBC Birch Tree hosted several watch parties on Monday nights, gathering to pray beforehand for all of the contestants.

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