Illinois Baptist Messianic Jewish believer Ric Worshill is receiving prayer requests from those in danger as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas. “Some of our friends and SBC missionaries over there actually had to leave,” Worshill said. “One of them left, with the neighbors upstairs, and just as they left the rockets started coming again. […]
Franklin Graham announces national prayer march in Washington
Evangelist Franklin Graham is asking Americans to join him in a Washington prayer march Sept. 26 to plead for God to save the nation from its present distress. “Our communities are hurting. Our people are divided, and there’s fear and uncertainty all around us,” Graham said in a video announcing the event. “So let’s join […]
‘Gospel Above All’ drives diversity, unity, missions, abuse prevention
Promoting diversity, unity, missions and sex abuse prevention are goals the Southern Baptist Convention must continue to pursue in order to put the “Gospel Above All,” SBC President J.D. Greear said in his 2020 presidential address Tuesday (June 9). Speaking from his office at The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., in a virtual format after […]
Small churches can grow: New study shows factors that attract and keep new members
Attracting and keeping people considered unchurched is rated as the top predictor of growth through new professions of faith at small churches, according to a new study. Read…