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Bucket Ministry provides clean water, Living Water to contaminated slum in Kenya | Baptist Press
KIBERA, Kenya (BP) – Matt Beasley, lead pastor of Severns Valley Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, Ky., conducted global missions the two years he and his wife Valerie were International Mission Board church planters in Prague.
Missouri church shines Gospel light in drive-through Christmas attraction | Baptist Press
ARNOLD, Mo. – First Baptist Church of Arnold shared the love and hope of Jesus through the “Lights of Christmas,” now in its fifth year.
Church planter reaching Appalachia’s booming Hispanic population by looking, listening | Baptist Press
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (BP) – Henry Garcia had no desire to leave his native Colombia.
Small churches remain big givers to Lottie Moon Christmas Offering | Baptist Press
NATIONWIDE – In a convention of generous churches, large congregations aren’t the only ones giving large gifts. In fact, small churches often give more per capita in support of international missions.
FIRST-PERSON: A first hand look at the work of Baptists in Ukraine | Baptist Press
The first week of December, I had the opportunity to travel to Poland and Ukraine with a delegation of Christian leaders.
FIRST-PERSON: The people's Christ | Baptist Press
Our Savior Jesus Christ, I say, was chosen out of the people; but this merely respects his manhood. As “very God of very God” he was not chosen out of the people; for there was none save him.
Life’s lessons at Christmas color Anthony Evans’ ministry at Museum of Bible event | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP) – Christmas has held precious lessons for multifaceted music minister Anthony Evans, a headliner of the Museum of the Bible’s (MOTB) Everlasting Light candlelight Christmas celebration Dec. 19-21.
ERLC applauds Senate vote passing National Defense Authorization Act | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is applauding a Dec. 18 Senate vote passing the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes several noteworthy wins for Southern Baptists.
FIRST-PERSON: The benefits of shared sacrifice | Baptist Press
This fall I was able to travel to several state convention annual meetings.
NEWS DIGEST: Oklahoma pastor convicted of sexual abuse; former Oklahoma pastor arrested on abuse-related charges | Baptist Press
Pastor sentenced to 25 years for lewd and indecent acts; Former Oklahoma pastor arrested for lewd acts.
Longtime Auburn football chaplain Chette Williams dies in boat-related accident | Baptist Press
AUBURN, Ala. – Chette Williams, a longtime Auburn University football chaplain, died Dec. 15 after falling into the water at Lake Martin while getting off his pontoon boat.
‘God’s got a plan for us’: Missouri church members trusting God after fire | Baptist Press
BELLEVIEW, Mo. – Belleview Baptist Church lost its building in a fire Dec. 9.
‘You go where God sends you’: SBTC DR chaplains reflect on Helene ministry | Baptist Press
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) — Rookie Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief chaplain Patsy Sammann wasn’t quite sure what she was getting into when she joined veteran chaplain Lynn Kurtz to deploy to North Carolina this fall to serve survivors of Hurricane Helene.
Sexuality a necessary conversation to have with Gen Z, collegiate leader says | Baptist Press
WACO, Texas – “How can we disciple our young people well on matters of biblical sexuality?” Gary Stidham, director of training for Texas Baptists’ Center for Collegiate Ministry, asked a Texas Baptist group.
FIRST-PERSON: The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as a teaching tool | Baptist Press
In 1925, the Southern Baptist Convention convened in Memphis, Tenn. At that momentous meeting, messengers made two decisions with far-reaching consequences.
Posters, post offices and potlucks: Churches have many ways of promoting Lottie Moon offering | Baptist Press
NATIONWIDE (BP) – It’s an idea probably 50 years old, but some Southern Baptist churches – such as Red Land Baptist Church in Cumberland, Pa.
Arizona Baptists to implement marriage-strengthening strategies | Baptist Press
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists have joined Communio, a nonprofit dedicated to renewing marriages and families through a Christ-centered, data-driven framework, in a partnership designed to strengthen and restore marriages, reduce divorce and help families flourish
Christians are most charitable; giving drives happiness, State of the Bible finds | Baptist Press
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Bible-engaged Christians are the most charitable people in the nation, and giving increases happiness among the generous, the American Bible Society (ABS) said in releasing the last chapter of the 2024 State of the Bible
FIRST-PERSON: Presents or Presence? | Baptist Press
There are many words that can be used to describe God: holy, just, righteous, merciful, sovereign, gentle. I’m sure you can think of many more.
SBC DIGEST: Mandrell releases Bible study; Prayers answered in Zambia prison ministry | Baptist Press
Lifeway President Mandrell releases first Bible study on biblical community; IMB prison ministry sees prayers answered.