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Church planting as a tool for advancing the kingdom of God

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sunday, March 19 is Church Planting Emphasis Sunday in the 2023 SBC Calendar of Events. LAS VEGAS – I recently spent time in Southern California with 600 church …

Teach Theology—Your Church Needs It

The 2022 biennial State of Theology study conducted by Lifeway Research revealed some troubling findings about what evangelicals say they believe. Nearly 3 in 4 (73%) believe Jesus is …

Five Reasons Lead Pastors Should Be Involved with VBS

Few church programs are as ubiquitous as Vacation Bible School (VBS). Churches across all denominations prepare for the summer influx of kids. It’s fun. You get to dance in the sanctuary! …

Collegiate Day of Prayer

The Collegiate Day of Prayer is a nationwide day set apart to pray for college students. This year marked the 200th anniversary of people taking the time to pray for the next generation to know Jesus …
Discipleship

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a book excerpt from “Willing to Risk it All for His Name’s Sake” written by Eric Reese. Eric and Ramona Reese have served with the IMB in …

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Recapturing Evangelism by Matt Queen, vice president for academic administration at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The …
EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) – In Matthew 18, the Lord’s quarreling followers asked Him, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” The Lord beckoned to a little child, whom He …
If you find yourself at a conference or a sporting event seated next to Pete Contreras (San Diego 2008), you'll soon realize you've landed the best seat …
After so many pastors and churches struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic, Richard Blackaby stresses that making disciples is more important than ever. “Pastor, the fact that you preach on …
Baptist Life

Rest.   It’s a four-letter word. There’s no rest in war. There’s no rest amid the missiles and gunfire that have plagued Ukraine for the past year.  Yet, when Mike Domke, International …

Henar was searching for the truth everywhere she thought she could find it — her Catholic background, through Jehovah’s Witness friends and even New Age religion. She tried crystals, meditation, …
More than anywhere else, pastors and church leaders feel the pressure to entertain in the pulpit, which is, ironically, often atop a stage. The local church is not a stage and the pastor is not a …
To the left of the congregation of Ukrainian refugees, freshly fallen snow weighs down the fir trees outside the window. To the right, the mirror plays a cruel trick — it gives the illusion of …
Whether you are a looking for your church’s first international missions partnership or wanting to grow your church’s work to a new region of the globe, Together for the Nations is an event …