Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear addressed the country’s hostile political climate, and the church’s place in it, at a gathering of more than 1,000 Baptist leaders from the Midwest. Evangelism is the core calling of the church, Greear told leaders gathered in Springfield for the 2020 Midwest Leadership Summit. That means we have to […]
Southern Baptists in the north strategize for gospel advance
Leaders from multiple Baptist state conventions will gather in Springfield Jan. 21-23 for a three-day training experience focused on reaching more people with the gospel in the midwestern U.S. The Midwest Leadership Summit, held every other year, brings together Baptists who know well the spiritual need in the region. In Illinois, almost 1,000 Southern Baptist […]
Pastor deployed: Church supports his year in Afghanistan
Pastor Kip Troeger and his church are in uncharted territory. They’re also on different continents. Troeger, a chaplain with the Army National Guard, deploys this month for a year of service in Afghanistan. Many pastor/chaplains called to long deployments resign from their churches. Troeger’s church, First Baptist in Riverton, fully expects him to return as […]
New guidelines for school prayer
Trump administration announces initiatives to protect religious freedom President Donald Trump said Jan. 16 his administration is taking “historic steps” to protect the right to pray in public schools. On National Religious Freedom Day, the administration released new guidance for school prayer for that will require state departments of education to report public charges of […]
What young people want most
Home ownership tops list of goals for young Americans More than half of current 18-35-year-olds hope to own a home in the next 10 years, according to a Barna survey of what the researcher calls “the connected generation.” The surveyed group, comprised of both Millennials and members of Generation Z, also puts marriage (41%) and […]
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