Michigan hospital settles with employee fired for beliefs
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Churches dissociate from criminally charged Virginia pastor
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FIRST-PERSON: Security in uncertain times | Baptist Press
When you live like God is supreme, showing Him the honor and regard He deserves, you experience security.
Rebel militia abduct pastor and family members in Sudan
Members of a break-away group from the rebel Sudan’s People Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) abducted a pastor and others in North Kordofan state, Sudan on July 23, his brother said.
'Living in the Father's house, but not knowing the Father's heart': Senior mission leader on greatest obstacle to missions
Lawrence Tong, International Director Emeritus of OM International, closed the third evening of the Arise Asia 2026 Congress challenging participant to confront a stark reality: that the greatest obstacle to world mission may not be distance, difficulty, or danger, but the condition of the heart of those already gathered in the Father's house.
'God can do a lot with a willing heart,' Singapore missionary tells Arise Asia
Jemima Ooi, co-founder of Love in Action Mission Global based in Singapore, told approximately 4,000 young Christians gathered in Manila on Tuesday evening that the central mistake of the Christian life is treating God as a destination to reach rather than a companion to walk with — and that purpose, however important, is best understood as a byproduct of his presence.
Send Relief Sunday spotlights the Gospel doors compassion ministry opens | Baptist Press
When disaster strikes, Southern Baptists are renowned for their efforts to meet immediate needs of those suffering. That capability, though, flows from decades of cooperative partnership that has established the network necessary for such compassion ministry.
BGCT completes right-sizing, realignment | Baptist Press
DALLAS – During the July Staff Week on Monday, July 27, Texas Baptists leadership announced the final round of staff and structure changes to realign and right-size Convention ministries. Previously, on June 1, Executive Director Julio Guarneri announced the creation of three new focus teams – Church Strong, Minister Strong…
Catholic anti-trafficking network led by nuns assists 1.2 million worldwide
The International Network Against Human Trafficking published its 2025 annual report on July 29.
Thomas Helwys, the forgotten pioneer of religious freedom for everyone
As the USA continues beyond its 250th anniversary, it is important to be reminded that the idea of freedom of religion and belief, one of its most significant values, did not develop from Enlightenment philosophy but with the theological conviction of an English Baptist who ultimately died for that conviction.
