Don’t Snuff Out the Light Online
The Kansas City Star ran an excerpt in the Sunday print edition of Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor’s latest editorial. Read full piece
Churches See Success with Online Giving
As churches adjusted to not meeting in person during coronavirus, online giving has increased. And some pastors see this not only helping right now but also as a positive shift for future giving and ministry as more people give online regularly.
SBC annual meeting streaming online
The 2015 Southern Baptist Convention's is streaming its annual meeting, held this year at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on June 16-17 in Columbus, Ohio. The SBC annual meeting site can be found at sbcannualmeeting.net/sbc15/default.asp, including a link to live video straming. Registration (free) is
Consider providing ‘Net surfing lessons to those not online
Technology is a major part of today's changing culture, even as people age. Pew Research reports that at the turn of the century, 14 percent of individuals 65 and older went online. Last year that number climbed to 59 percent, with 74 percent of those
Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting available online
The 2012 Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting is being held Oct. 29-31, 2012 at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis. A PDF version of the annual meeting program can be found here. The meeting is available online with a live
CBF 2012 Task Force report now online
The final report of a blue-ribbon task force appointed two years ago to chart a future for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is now available online, giving Fellowship Baptists a month to digest the 24-page document before it comes to a vote June 21 at the
Online Sunday School class offers ‘easy-access Bible study’
Internet-based Bible studies at First Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., are geared toward people who are interested in exploring spiritual matters but "will not or cannot come into this or any other church building."
Baptist camp director charged with online solicitation of a minor
MINDEN, La. (ABP) -- A Louisiana Baptist camp director was arrested Oct. 7 for allegedly soliciting sexual favors and sending inappropriate photos of himself to a minor online.
Online auction to raise legal fees for custody battle
WACO, Texas (ABP) – Items are being collected for an online auction to help with legal fees for the parents of a slain Baptist pastor’s wife who are seeking custody of their granddaughters while the girls’ father serves prison time for murdering his
Online clicks more than ‘slacktivism’
Advances in technology and the shrinking of the world now make it easier to reach out and minister to the world.
Maybe too easy, some think. Critics have coined the new term, "slacktivism," a combination of "slacker" and "activism."
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