Benevolence ministries have been an expression of churches since the first century when congregations assisted other churches, some of them far away on the early mission field. Early Christians looked out for each other with care. Jesus advocated for the needy indiscriminatingly.
HONOLULU -- A West Texas missions professor who served more than two decades in Indonesia and an Arab Baptist educator from Lebanon emphasized the need to reach out in love to Muslims.
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterWhat should a city congregation do when it discovers its community has changed and most of its members drive in from the suburbs?First Baptist Church, Springfield, folks decided to stay put in the city's heart and reach out to the