“Our citizenship is in a different place. We want to communicate clearly we belong to a different Kingdom. It’s not an American Kingdom, it’s the Kingdom of God. We want to tell all those who are orphans and refugees, you’re welcome here. I don’t care what religion, what background, you’re welcome because we believe the gospel can rescue and save everyone.” – Phil Nelson, Pastor of Lakeland Baptist, Carbondale. Read…
Iowa pastor-blogger elected
The Midwest pastor elected president of next year’s SBC Pastors’ Conference has pledged the lineup will represent small and medium-sized Southern Baptist churches. “I am both excited and I’m terrified. Brutally terrified,” Dave Miller posted on the SBC Voices blog following the election. Read…
NAMB debuts relief resources
The North American Mission Board launched a new ministry initiative in St. Louis to help churches meet physical needs in their communities, and deliver help and hope in the process. Send Relief will focus on a few key areas of need and work with local churches to send resources into communities across the U.S. Read…
Share the Gospel, finish well
Speakers at the SBC Pastors’ Conference preached on one passage during the 2016 meeting in the Gateway City, diving deep into the apostle Paul’s instruction to younger church leader Timothy. “Live This,” the theme of this year’s Pastors’ Conference, was taken from 2 Timothy 4:5-6, when Paul urges Timothy to “be serious about everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” Read…
Metro East St. Louis: Fun leads to faith in 85 community projects across the region
One man said, “Last Sunday, I was going to kill myself.” The man told Eloy Rodriguez he had been in his car and was going to drive into traffic, but pulled back when he realized he wouldn’t only be killing himself, but the people in the other cars as well. But the man said he still didn’t want to go on. Rodriguez and his team shared the gospel and he accepted Christ as his savior. Afterwards, “that guy gave me the biggest hug I’ve ever had,” Rodriguez said. Read…