African nation's Baptists stirred to advance Gospel | Baptist Press
Baptists in Benin, West Africa, rally to elevate their engagement in the Great Commission in response to a missionary couple's injuries in an auto accident.
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Survey: 2/3 of churchgoers invited someone to church | Baptist Press
Nearly two-thirds of Protestant churchgoers say they've invited at least one person to church in the past six months, according to a new LifeWay Research study.
FIRST-PERSON: Taking time to read the 'times' | Baptist Press
"God has provided us with moral signs that must be read," Rudy Gonzalez writes, "if we are to understand our world, our politics and our cultures with greater sensitivity."
Vatican publishes norms on consecrated virgins
Almost 50 years after the Church published the new Rite of Consecrated Virginity, the Vatican has issued an instruction on the state of life, its discipline, and the responsibilities of diocesan bishops toward the vocation of consecrated virgins.
'Thankful to be part of what God is doing' with CP | Baptist Press
Central Baptist Church's mission, rather than location, is reflected in it name. From Warner Robins, Ga., Central Baptist reaches the nations in its own backyard and abroad through Cooperative Program giving.
FOURTH OF JULY: My favorite holiday | Baptist Press
Daryl C. Cornett enjoys all the "red, white and blue" of the Fourth of July while also seeing it as an "opportunity for important spiritual perspective and reflection."
Andy Stanley on Why He Quit Saying 'The Bible Says' While Still Loving the Bible
North Point Community Church Senior Pastor Andy Stanley recently explained to popular radio host and Messianic Jewish author Michael Brown why Stanley quit using the term the Bible says
FIRST-PERSON: This is our time | Baptist Press
Tony Wolfe exhorts young leaders to "pour our lives out" for the Kingdom of God. "If we waste time now, time will waste us later," he writes. "God's Gospel story is passing through our generation right now.
FIRST-PERSON: Spiritually fit | Baptist Press
Spiritual maturity, like physical fitness, entails commitment, effort and time, Doug Metzger writes. In striving for spiritual fitness, he notes, "we can expect evidence that God is working in us."
FIRST-PERSON: Needing qualified people | Baptist Press
To address the problems plaguing contemporary culture, Hance Dilbeck writes, churches need men and women who are morally, practically and spiritual qualified.
