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How to keep next gen leaders at your church

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – Everyone has seen or heard the stats about the short tenures of pastors to children, youth and college students. The common narrative is that they spend two to three … more

Helping students remain spiritually connected after graduation

High school seniors need help navigating the multitude of changes headed their way. They will soon enter the work force, take a gap year, or continue their education through a trade school, community … more

IMB trustees appoint 83 missionaries, express commitment to gospel advance and financial transparency

International Mission Board trustees approved 83 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 15-16 meeting. While gathered near Richmond, Virginia, trustees also affirmed numerous … more

How to pray when you’re burned out

What’s your burnout story? Perhaps COVID-19 is part of your story. Maybe your burnout story involves being overworked, cutting a vacation short due to an emergency or navigating a family … more

Southern Baptist DR sites up and running in FL communities

Before sunrise on Sunday morning (Oct. 2), Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers in Florida were busy opening cans of food and getting the ovens heated up as they prepared for a day of … more

Powerful Time at Children's Hospital

One of my favorite rides with Pastor Robert LeVea. We went to pray for a kid battling cancer. Hundreds of motorcycles were gathered. The kid looked out the window at all the bikes. Pastor … more

Encanto Southern Baptist Church Community Services

The Encanto community is extremely diverse.  The Encanto Southern Baptist Church vision is, “To become a diverse family united by faith in the Gospel, motivated by love for God and others … more

Our brokenness is God’s opportunity

Many years ago, my son’s team played a baseball tournament against a team from Chattanooga. These kids were maybe 11- or 12-years-old. Jonathan came to the plate and hit a scorching line drive … more

Count the Cost is Alive!

This past week over 50 pastors, leaders, and their wives from across California gathered at the Hyatt Regency in La Jolla for a Count the Cost Summit. The purpose of the meeting was to reconnect … more

Local Haitian Pastors Helping Migrants Get From Texas to San Diego

The Biden Administration said at least 1,000 migrants gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas, have been deported to Haiti, but thousands more remain. Pastors from Haitian churches in … more

Life Explored

God is Good and works powerfully through His Scripture. After finishing an almost 2 year stint in the book of Acts at the beginning of this year, King's Cross Church was inspired to be more active in … more

Special needs VBS ‘lets the community know that we love them and we’re there’

Lisa Wilson said special needs families “are one of our most unreached people groups, because so many don’t feel like they have a place to go to church.” That’s why 20 … more

26 ways to honor your pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month

I publish this list each year, and I usually do it in October. I’m posting it this year in … more

SBC DIGEST: IMB ‘Future of Missions’ event; Women’s ‘One Day’ training event

IMB to hold ‘The Future of Missions’ Summit On October 29, 7-9 p.m. EDT, the IMB will host a virtual event highlighting the global, cultural and spiritual realities that are impacting … more

Asian-American Pastors Represent CSBC at the 2022 Pastors Conference in Anaheim

The SBC Pastors Conference is an amazing time of equipping for pastors from around the country.  The president of this year’s conference, Matt Henslee… more

Looking for special-priced Disneyland tickets while at SBC? Hakuna matata.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptists with only an Orlando Disney history will have the opportunity to experience a whole new world through discounted tickets to Disneyland while attending the … more

How does the church message break through all the communication noise?

First appeared in The Alabama Baptist newspaper, June 27, 2023 issue.  Used with Permission. Everywhere you look in our busy world, there’s a lot of information. If you … more

Reaching Out to the Forgotten Crew Members

God is so good! In spite of the rain, He sent some of the crew members (4 Filipinos and 5 Indonesians) from Carnival Miracle Cruise Ship to minister, share the gospel and His love, plus offer them … more

Love story spotlights Jeremy Camp's creative muse

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Jeremy Camp was driving down California's Big Bear Mountain, fasting and praying for a breakthrough from pain and grief. Melissa had died only three months after their … more

Summer Blast at Shadow Mountain Community Church

After a year of not having kids on site for Summer Blast, Shadow Mountain Community Church (SMCC) in El Cajon was excited to once again host their summer program on July 12 through July 16. Summer … more
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