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WEEK OF PRAYER: The Great Pursuit in South Asia | Baptist Press
When I’m searching for an unengaged, unreached people group, I ask the Holy Spirit to show me someone open to the Gospel. One day, that simple prayer led me to the water’s edge, where an old man fished from strings tied to his hand.
‘Great encourager’ Steve Amerson’s Capitol carols concert part of year-round ministry | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP) – Steve Amerson, founder of The Word on the Hill ministry, encountered a U.S. representative from Florida in the hallway of the Longworth office building during a recent congressional session.
FIRST-PERSON: Are you ready to trust God with everything? | Baptist Press
Imagine Mary’s surprise when Gabriel appeared, announcing she would conceive and bear the Son of God. This wasn’t an ordinary announcement; it was life-altering.
‘It’s a difficult world.’ Indiana’s rural landscape challenges churches | Baptist Press
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. (BP) -- William Swallers never intended to be a pastor. He’d never preached a sermon.
Tennessee church giving aide to women in crisis with Safe Haven Baby Box | Baptist Press
ATOKA, Tenn. (BP) — The officials of Atoka and the congregation of Gateway Baptist Church have a message for pregnant women who find themselves in desperate situations: We care about you.
Pastors share how local churches are blessed by supporting Lottie Moon Christmas Offering | Baptist Press
NATIONWIDE (BP) – How does giving to missions bless a local church?
Supreme Court’s Skrmetti ruling ‘monumental’ for children’s safety, ERLC says | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 4 in United States v. Skrmetti, a case which will determine the constitutionality of a Tennessee law banning gender transition procedures or so-called “gender affirming care” for minors.
FIRST-PERSON: I’m asking | Baptist Press
Because this year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is the most important offering in the history of the International Mission Board, I am asking every church to give 10 percent more to the IMB this year than you gave last year.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender transition medical treatments for minors | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Dec. 4) seemed likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on medical treatments designed to transition the gender of minors.
FIRST-PERSON: Christmas for a dark world | Baptist Press
People struggle from the end of November to the beginning of January. The holidays are difficult.
Judge sets June date for Johnny Hunt trial | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Judge William Campbell has set a jury trial date of June 17, 2025, for the civil trial of Johnny Hunt v. the Southern Baptist Convention, et al.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: NOBTS Spanish program grows; SWJT announces book awards | Baptist Press
NOBTS Spanish program experiences rapid success; SWJT names ‘Mere Christian Hermeneutics’ its 2024 Book of the Year.
Mississippi church hosts 20th annual ‘Blessing of the Hunt’ | Baptist Press
COLUMBIA, Miss. — Goss Baptist Church recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its annual Blessing of the Hunt, an event that has grown significantly since its inception in more than 20 years ago.
Kentucky revival’s redemption stories have not stopped | Baptist Press
PADUCAH, Ky. – The Hope for West Kentucky crusade may have ended two weeks ago but the Gospel message proclaimed throughout the week has no end.
Chicken Challenge, IMB, WMU, seminaries, Mission:Dignity on tap for Giving Tuesday | Baptist Press
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Giving Tuesday offers ways to help Southern Baptists spread the Gospel globally, including Send Relief’s Chicken Challenge, campaigns to support seminary students and international missionaries, and a $700,000 donor match for GuideStone Financial Resources’ Mission:Dignity.
New hymnal designed to help believers engage God’s Word – word for word | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Twelve years ago, Randall Goodgame’s family was in the thick of homeschooling. His wife Beth struggled to help the kids memorize their weekly Scripture verses.
OK state director thankful for reminders brought by near-fatal car crash | Baptist Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) — For Todd Fisher, this Thanksgiving is measured in moments.
Politics unsavory Sunday topic from both sides of pulpit, Barna/Gloo study says | Baptist Press
BOULDER, Colo. (BP) – Politics is the topic Americans are least interested in hearing ministers address and is among the top three topics pastors feel least equipped to handle, Barna and Gloo found in a study conducted in advance of the contentious 2024 U.S. elections.
SBC DIGEST: Pruitt to share ministry lessons at SWBTS; WMU’s Children’s Missions Day sees successes | Baptist Press
Shane Pruitt to co-teach courses at SWBTS; Children make missional impact through Children’s Missions Day.
FIRST-PERSON: No better way to spend a summer than with Missouri DR | Baptist Press
With the devastating scale of this year’s hurricane destruction filling the news, human efforts to help can feel futile.