Arthur Blessitt, Evangelist Who Carried Wooden Cross around the World, Dies at 84
Blessitt is best known for carrying a 12-foot-tall cross around the world.
Church & Ministries
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ERLC Unanimously Votes to Elect Pastor Kevin Smith as First Black Chairperson
In a historic move for the Southern Baptist Convention, Kevin Smith has been unanimously elected as the chairperson for the Ethics Religious Liberty Commission ERLC by its board of trustees
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Nick Vujicic Talks Attempted Suicide, God’s Sovereignty in (not) Healing
If there s anything that Nick Vujicic wants the world to know, it s that he believes in a very, very, very big God
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Send Network’s ‘Terminal’ podcast teaches lessons on living | Baptist Press
SALISBURY, Md. (BP) – Send Network’s new podcast, “Terminal: The Dying Church Planter,” is more than just a story about a guy with cancer, said producer Tony Hudson. It’s a story about one man’s monsters, metamorphosis, church planting ministry and church members. Most of all, it’s the story of God’s…
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SBC EC eliminates staff positions | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC Executive Committee has made staff adjustments today (Sept. 13) that eliminate five staff positions and two contractor positions, according to a statement.
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FIRST-PERSON: It’s the people | Baptist Press
One of my favorite lines in all of literature is a humorous and somewhat cryptic speech delivered by Bilbo Baggins during his eleventy-first birthday party: “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as…
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Pastor Tony Evans Announces Engagement; Honors Late Wife, Asks Congregation for Prayers
Pastor Tony Evans announced his engagement to Carla Crummie on Sunday, four years after the death of his wife, Lois Evans
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Meet the Pastor Behind That ‘Quitting the Church’ Essay
A pastor's last thoughts on leaving the ministry sparked a national conversation about clergy health and the future of the church.
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Uncommitted Christians Causing ‘catastrophic decline in biblical worldview in America’: Barna
Millions of uncommitted Christians are causing a catastrophic decline in biblical worldview in America because they have been poorly discipled in their faith and often don t know how to pass on ...
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Kids learn to walk their talk | Baptist Press
In New Cumberland, Pa., Red Land Baptist Church youngsters in the first through sixth grades made cards, wrote notes and prayed for the homeless people in Philadelphia who would be receiving the cards.
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Christian Charity Helps over 6K Sex Trafficking Survivors Find Safety, Healing
In the last 12 years, a faith-based organization has worked with thousands of sex trafficking survivors to guide them toward a place of healing thanks to three women who heard horrendous stories and ...
