The Week of American Idolatry
For this issue of A Public Witness, we virtually trek deep in the heart of Texas to see how “God and country” too often looks more like country as god at Prestonwood Baptist Church.
Church & Ministries
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Former Ethiopian enemies team up to plant church in Denver | Baptist Press
DENVER – Go east. It’s easy to assume that’s the command God gives when He calls someone to reach Africans with the Gospel. And it makes sense. For more than 100 years, conventional wisdom has said the missionary highway from North America to Africa runs one way.
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Monthly CP giving totals the highest in more than two years | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Generous giving through the National Cooperative Program significantly cut into this year’s budget deficit. CP giving exceeded the monthly budgeted amount by more than 5 percent.
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Over $100M Set Aside by Church of England for Slavery Reparations ‘not enough,’ Urged to Give $1.3B
The Church of England said it has accepted a recent report that calls on it to establish a 1 billion 1 3 billion fund in response to its historical ties to the Atlantic slave trade
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Three upcoming opportunities for a special focus on evangelism | Baptist Press
“Everyone needs Jesus.” As Southern Baptists, we believe that with everything in our being! We are committed to sharing the Gospel everywhere with everyone until the whole world hears. Today we are told that there are an estimated 281 million lost people just in North America.
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Judge rules in favor of Christian Employers Alliance in Title IX case
The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota on Monday ruled that religious healthcare providers and employers were exempt from performing and paying for transgender procedures. The Allian...
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Megachurch Pastor Michael Todd Gets Haircut, Shave During Sermon
Oklahoma Pastor Michael Todd of Transformation Church got his hair cut and his beard shaved by a barber onstage during his sermon on Sunday to demonstrate to his congregation how submitting ...
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Jean Ford, Billy Graham’s Last Remaining Sibling, Dies at 91: ‘Loved the Lord Jesus Christ’
Jean Graham Ford, the only remaining sibling of renowned evangelist Billy Graham, died last week at the age of 91, her nephew, Franklin Graham, announced in a Facebook post reflecting on her legacy ...
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Loving Las Vegas: Amid challenges, church planter finds fertile soil for the Gospel | Baptist Press
LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas might be the most known, and unknown, place on earth. Most people know it’s a place where slot machines outnumber ATM’s; a place where you can play golf at midnight; and a place where, if you so desire, you can order a $3.99 ribeye at…
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FIRST-PERSON: A faithful example | Baptist Press
If there’s ever been a time in Southern Baptist life when we’ve needed an example of how to move forward in cooperation, it’s now.
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Drug Dealer Turned Church Planter Now Harvesting ‘white fields’ for Christ | Baptist Press
STERLING, Va. (BP) – There was no brainstorming, no focus group, no research that went into it. Jefferson Hernández had not given a moment’s thought to what he and his wife Carol would call their new church in Sterling. Not until one day, when he was unexpectedly asked the name…
