Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, high school seniors planned their last youth group mission trip based on need. Each year, associate pastor Kathy Pickett meets with the seniors to discern where to go on the summer mission trip.
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More than one story in this issue underscores the reality that the world can be a dangerous place for people of faith and for people in general. One of those threats is predators, and the religious community has discovered even its churches and members
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Geoff Hammond, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, has resigned, along with three of his
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Terry York is willing to bet that if he goes into a Baptist church, sits down and listens, he can tell — long before the
"If you know what hymns a congregation is most addicted to, you will be able to infer what, in Christianity, means most to that church."
One in eight background checks conducted on volunteers or prospective employees through LifeWay Christian Resources found a criminal history that might have kept an individual from working or volunteering at a church, the Southern Baptist Convention publishing house reported Aug. 4.
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Two Kansas City churches — Grace Point Baptist Church and Winnwood Baptist Church — recently teamed up for a joint mission trip to St. Louis.
The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Aug. 15 as “Sports Crusaders Day” at the ballpark, and good seats are still available.