Culture

Church offers comfort after Florida attack

March 7, 2018 By Baptist Press

Four days after a gunman killed 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the church home of several of the victims gathered for worship. Read…

Millennials: Generation marked by shifting political, social views

February 23, 2018 By Illinois Baptist Staff

Younger evangelicals, Rick Santorum said, aren’t as engaged in some issues, specifically abortion, as their parents. The implication: That disconnect could impact how they vote. Read…

Wi-Fi, Facebook lead church trends Survey finds Twitter, online giving are less popular options

February 20, 2018 By Baptist Press

A new survey from LifeWay Research found 68% of Protestant churches provide Wi-Fi for both guests and staff, and 84% have a website and a Facebook page. Fewer—16%—have ventured on Twitter. Read…

After Sutherland Springs, churches face ‘new normal;’ LifeWay’s Rainer finds significant shifts in security measures

February 19, 2018 By Thom Rainer

The president and CEO of LifeWay Christians Resources, Thom Rainer, conducted online surveys about how churches are operating within their new normal related to church security. Read…

Pregnancy centers protect mission Pro-life advocates in Illinois file brief on their behalf

February 12, 2018 By Lisa Misner

More than 20 pregnancy centers in Illinois have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of California pregnancy centers that are facing a challenge to their mission to provide abortion alternatives. Read…

After another leadership failure, forgive? Yes. Forget? Maybe later.

Eric Reed

My cousin Holly’s house burned down in July. The family and their dog were saved, but they lost everything. Literally everything, except her grandmother’s ancient roasting pan just big enough for a 12-pound turkey and a diamond ring. Everything else in their rural home was gone in under an hour. The irony was that my […]

Positive purpose

Nate Adams

Without question, more of my time and passion is invested in encouraging churches to give to missions through the Cooperative Program than through any designated offering, including our own state missions offering. I believe that’s as it should be. Yet both the CP and designated offerings have vital, important purposes. My conviction is that the […]