As North Texas prepares to host nearly 4 million fans next month for the World Cup, churches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex are gearing up to reach them for Christ
First Baptist Church of Trenton prayed for two hours after Sunday morning worship late last year about what to do -- disband, merge or abandon its cavernous building. A day later, church members say God answered with a resounding, "None of the above."
In what's been called the first official statement from Southern Baptist evangelists to pastors, a consortium of vocational evangelists says increased scheduling of "harvest" events could help reverse the Southern Baptist Convention's downward trend in baptisms.
Once again, the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting will offer a prayer room, where attendees can volunteer 15 minutes of prayer -- and find a quiet place to meet with God.
Church in Florida lake community, with a penchant for outdoors-themed outreach, sees attendance, professions of faith and baptisms on the rise.
America desperately needs a "truth infusion," John Kyle writes. "No legislation can stop the cultural decay. Only God's truth can change a heart and correct the course of a nation."
Churches need a fresh resolve to call out men to be pastors, Hance Dilbeck writes. "We need more people-loving, Bible-preaching, holy-living, soul-winning pastors. ... Let's challenge people to listen, to imagine the possibility of God's call, to embrace the blessing of a life spent building up the church and advancing the Gospel."
Amid the pain, hurt and sin in today's world, David Gray believes "we could do better in helping people have a dynamic, fruitful relationship with our Lord and Savior."
With hopes of catalyzing "a fresh wave of evangelistic passion," the Southern Baptist Convention's evangelism task force has finalized its recommendations to the convention and will release them a week before the SBC annual meeting in Dallas.
More than half of American Protestant Christians report tithing their income But all tithes don t necessarily go to the church, with some Christians believing they can tithe to charities, including ...
Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines has asked for forgiveness on behalf of the entire convention and explained why he can t remove controversial Southwestern Baptist Theological ...
