ST. PAUL, Minn. (BP) – Protestors who disrupted the worship service of a Southern Baptist church and proceeded to “terrorize” attendees, according to an affidavit, will not face state charges for their actions, a city attorney announced on June 4.
World Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10 and Dean Sikes, founder of “You Matter” ministries, an evangelist and sex abuse survivor, is concerned about the mental health of young people. In an exclusive interview with Christian Daily International, Sikes explains why he has written his latest book “You Matter: Finding Hope and Meaning in Everyday Life” (Fedd Books), to help people find a path to healing through God’s love, referencing Job 33:4: “The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Alm
Assemblies of God World Missions launched its largest initiative in 72 years at the 2025 General Council, aiming to expand missionaries and reach millions in unreached and unengaged people groups worldwide.
Bestselling author and evangelist Ray Comfort says he was falsely accused of chasing down a woman in Southern California in what he called a bizarre incident
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled Tuesday to end the Vermont Principles’ Association’s two-year ban on Mid Vermont Christian School’s participation in state-sponsored sporting ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – The 2026 SBC Pastors’ Conference aims to feature events for every member of a church leadership team. Conference President Aaron Bergener provided details in a video released Tuesday.
This issue of A Public Witness covers a 1979 Sunday School lesson from President Jimmy Carter — with concerns eerily fitting for 2025 — taught at the First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C.
Chet Snyder, pastor of The Journey church in Fairfield, Illinois, who is also the head girls volleyball coach at Frontier Community College, is now facing multiple sexual assault charges from two
A recent court ruling has decided the ownership of church properties in a dispute between the United Methodist Church and the theologically conservative Global Methodist Church
Should churches and missionary ministries focus on sending more expatriates to lead business development initiatives in other countries, or is the greater impact found in equipping and supporting local nationals to build ministry oriented and supporting businesses in their own regions? Read on for key principles that support an answer.
A new White House initiative encouraging people to pray for America claims to have the backing of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. But a spokesperson for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee told Word&Way that’s not accurate.
