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Duplin disaster relief leader honored by N.C. governor
Elizabeth Upshaw, BSC Communications
August 03 2021
Richard Weeks, the site coordinator for Baptists on Mission’s Charity Rebuild Center and director of missions for the Eastern Baptist Association, has been awarded a Governor’s Volunteer Service Award... read more
Prestonwood’s $1M gift to fund new IMB work among Muslim people groups
Myriah Snyder, IMB
August 03 2021
During a worship service Aug. 1, Prestonwood Baptist Church gifted the International Mission Board (IMB) $1 million toward the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. The entire donation will go toward new mission work overseas... read more
GuideStone’s Spika discusses advocacy for Christian values in the marketplace
Baptist Press Staff
August 03 2021
August financial update with GuideStone’s David Spika read more
New strategies emerge as Japanese churches face future with fewer pastors
Caroline Anderson*, IMB
August 03 2021
Japan’s population is aging. Almost 30% of its population is 65 years old and older. This statistic is affecting church planting, church health and church growth. International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries and Japanese Christians must answer the question, “Who will lead the next generation of believers?” Scott Bradford, a missionary in Tokyo, said the average age of local pastors is between 60 and 70 years old... read more
ERLC urges Senate leaders to restore pro-life protections
Tom Strode, Baptist Press
August 02 2021
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) urged U.S. Senate leaders July 30 to reinstate long-standing, pro-life policies removed from spending bills by the House of Representatives... read more
Opinion
Editorial
Childlike Faith: Learning discipleship from a toddler
Childlike Faith: Learning discipleship from a toddler
Seth Brown, BR Executive Editor
July 01 2021
I reacted in frustration when I discovered scribbled lines on the pages of my favorite Bible. There, like tangles of black yarn, my then-toddler’s graffiti had defaced the sacred book... read more
Voices
African American churches find missionary connections
African American churches find missionary connections
Richard and Karen Lee, IMB
July 27 2021
When African American Southern Baptists picture missionaries, they often think about the pictures of missionaries they’ve seen – and few look like them... read more
In Focus
A movement of churches on mission together
A movement of churches on mission together
Todd Unzicker, BSC Executive Director-Treasurer
July 01 2021
There’s a leadership maxim that I believe is true: “When you are tired of saying it, people are just starting to hear it... read more
Biblical response to social injustice presented at Lifeway event
Diana Chandler, Baptist Press
July 28 2021
Wendell bakery whips up mission opportunities
Seth Brown, BR Executive Editor
July 26 2021
Black church conference leaves attendees with ‘No Doubt’ of God’s blessings
Carol Pipes and Aaron Earls, Lifeway
July 26 2021
N.C. Pastors’ Conference to highlight statewide ministry leaders
Chad Austin, BSC Communications
July 21 2021
BSC Executive Committee hears $28 million budget proposal for 2022
Chad Austin, BSC Communications
July 15 2021
