Vacation Bible School: What stirs churches to do it? | Baptist Press
Vacation Bible School is used by more than 25,000 Southern Baptist churches each year to reach more than 2.5 million people.
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Gaines, others see God at work amid SBC's trials | Baptist Press
Despite turmoil related to terminations and resignations of "several" Southern Baptists "from key positions of leadership," Southern Baptist Convention President Steve says, there are signs "the Lord is going to come upon us powerfully in Dallas" at next week's SBC annual meeting.
Nat'l Cooperative Program 3.59% ahead of projection | Baptist Press
Year-to-date contributions to SBC national and international missions and ministries are 3.59 percent above the year-to-date budgeted projection and 1.54 percent above contributions received during the same time frame last year.
Pastor: 'Not a big church, but … faithful' | Baptist Press
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."
Misleading statement and second rape case contributed to Patterson firing
The chairman of the board of trustees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary released further information Friday night as to why the board fired seminary President Paige Patterson on Wednesday. ...
Evangelists: 'Harvest events' counter SBC baptism decline | Baptist Press
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.
SBC prayer room offers haven of rest, peace | Baptist Press
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.
Outdoors-themed outreach boosts church's witness | Baptist Press
Church in Florida lake community, with a penchant for outdoors-themed outreach, sees attendance, professions of faith and baptisms on the rise.
FIRST-PERSON: Truth decay | Baptist Press
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."
FIRST-PERSON: Calling out the called | Baptist Press
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."
