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Does your church want to be a help to missionaries? Chuck Lawless offers 12 practical ways a local church can serve and ...
15/08/2025

Does your church want to be a help to missionaries? Chuck Lawless offers 12 practical ways a local church can serve and support missionaries.

12 ways your church can really help a missionary By Chuck Lawless, posted August 15, 2025 in Churches and Ministry, Missions, Prayer Does your church want to be a help to missionaries? Chuck Lawless offers 12 practical ways a local church can serve and support missionaries. Read More

U.S. district court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor; Costco will not sell abortion pill.
15/08/2025

U.S. district court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor; Costco will not sell abortion pill.

U.S. district court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor; Costco will not sell abortion pill.

Adam Hughes appointed director of NOBTS Doctor of Ministry program; MBTS faculty members teach on authority of Scripture...
15/08/2025

Adam Hughes appointed director of NOBTS Doctor of Ministry program; MBTS faculty members teach on authority of Scripture in the Netherlands.

Adam Hughes appointed director of NOBTS Doctor of Ministry program; MBTS faculty members teach on authority of Scripture in the Netherlands.

After incurring millions of dollars in damages to nearly every facility on the church property as a result of Hurricane ...
15/08/2025

After incurring millions of dollars in damages to nearly every facility on the church property as a result of Hurricane Sally’s landfall in 2020, East Brent Baptist Church moved back into its worship center in 2022, only to experience tremendous water damage totaling more than $1.3 million just two years later.

PENSACOLA, Fla. – After incurring millions of dollars in damages to nearly every facility on the church property as a result of Hurricane Sally’s landfall in 2020, East Brent Baptist Church moved back into its worship center in 2022, only to experience tremendous water damage totaling more than ...

Nearly half of American Christians, 45 percent, have not attended church in the past six months, the American Bible Soci...
15/08/2025

Nearly half of American Christians, 45 percent, have not attended church in the past six months, the American Bible Society said in its latest release from the 2025 State of the Bible.

PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Nearly half of American Christians, 45 percent, have not attended church in the past six months, the American Bible Society said in its latest release from the 2025 State of the Bible.

One of the traits that makes Maine and New England a fertile area for the Gospel is the same one that leaves many an out...
15/08/2025

One of the traits that makes Maine and New England a fertile area for the Gospel is the same one that leaves many an out-of-state missionary asking, “What did I do?”

AUGUSTA, Me. (BP) – One of the traits that makes Maine and New England a fertile area for the Gospel is the same one that leaves many an out-of-state missionary asking, “What did I do?”

The Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug. 15) refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating th...
15/08/2025

The Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug. 15) refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug. 15) refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern.

Anyone who has instructed teenagers has likely been asked some form of this question: “Why do I need to know this?” They...
14/08/2025

Anyone who has instructed teenagers has likely been asked some form of this question: “Why do I need to know this?” They want to know its purpose for their lives. Having a sense of purpose is fundamental to us all.

Anyone who has instructed teenagers has likely been asked some form of this question: “Why do I need to know this?” They want to know its purpose for their lives. Having a sense of purpose is fundamental to us all.

Three adults from the Southern Baptist Fellowship group Myanmar Baptist Churches U.S.A. led a two-week mission trip to C...
14/08/2025

Three adults from the Southern Baptist Fellowship group Myanmar Baptist Churches U.S.A. led a two-week mission trip to Central Asia in July as chaperones for seven youth ages 14 to 17.

INDIANAPOLIS – Three adults from the Southern Baptist Fellowship group Myanmar Baptist Churches U.S.A. led a two-week mission trip to Central Asia in July as chaperones for seven youth ages 14 to 17.

Three years ago, during a regular meeting at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville, pastor Scott Parkinson tapped ...
14/08/2025

Three years ago, during a regular meeting at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville, pastor Scott Parkinson tapped Jesse Haywood on the shoulder and asked, “Hey, do you want to plant a church?”

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Three years ago, during a regular meeting at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville, pastor Scott Parkinson tapped Jesse Haywood on the shoulder and asked, “Hey, do you want to plant a church?”

Pregnant and 17. Olive was depressed and scared. Being a teenage mom wasn’t what she envisioned for her life. But maybe ...
14/08/2025

Pregnant and 17. Olive was depressed and scared. Being a teenage mom wasn’t what she envisioned for her life. But maybe being a teenage mother didn’t have to be the trajectory of her life. It could all be over with a trip to a clinic, and no one would know. Except her sister and family knew. And they wanted her to keep the baby.

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Pregnant and 17. Olive was depressed and scared. Being a teenage mom wasn’t what she envisioned for her life. But maybe being a teenage mother didn’t have to be the trajectory of her life. It could all be over with a trip to a clinic, and…

Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission selected seven from their group today (Aug. 14) as the team to se...
14/08/2025

Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission selected seven from their group today (Aug. 14) as the team to search for the entity’s next president.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission selected seven from their group today (Aug. 14) as the team to search for the entity’s next president.

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