Compared to Southern Baptist Convention resolutions on the Boy Scouts and protection of children from sex predators, the one urging churches to develop intentional, compassionate ministries for the mentally ill got scant attention from local and national media. But it wasn’t overlooked by Ronnie Floyd,
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ATLANTA (ABP) – Baptist groups in the United States have sent funds to provide food for drought victims in East Africa.
ATLANTA (ABP) -- The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has awarded a $50,000 grant to Mercer University to provide affordable prosthetics for Haiti, where thousands of people lost limbs in the January 2010 earthquake.
By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer College ministry is essential, says Mizzou BSU Ministries director Jerry Carmichael. “There is no more critical time shaping a person’s life than the college years.” Despite organizational changes, which caused Carmichael to lose his job with the Missouri
By Ken Satterfield Word&Way 1) Christmas is getting closer. 2) Your gift-giving list isn’t getting any shorter. Combine these two facts, and you may find yourself drawn towards finding something, anything
By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent Your church has agreed to allow a sister congregation to use the church’s van for a mission trip. The van is involved in an accident and passengers are injured. You serve on your congregation’s transportation committee. Can you be
Baptists across Missouri have continued to actively respond to human and spiritual needs in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the gulf states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas.In early September, Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Liberty hosted training for 135 volunteers from 15