Greg Cooper | Dec 07, 2020
Naivasha Children’s Shelter, Kenya Hundreds of thousands of boys sleep on the streets in Kenya. These children are marginalized, beaten, sexually abused and arrested. Many Kenyans regard these children as worthless and not to be trusted. Kenyans call these boys “trash eaters.” International Mission Board missionary Kristen Lowry and the staff at the Naivasha Children’s […]
| Dec 05, 2019
By Catherine Finch PENGLAI, China (BP) — The name, “Lottie Moon,” is known by Southern Baptists far and wide. From the Woman’s Missionary Union’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering to movies, books and documentaries detailing her life of service, Lottie Moon is often hailed as a “missionary hero.” Lottie Moon’s legacy will now be preserved beyond […]
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| May 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BP) — Earlier this month FBI Director Christopher Wray presented the Baptist Friendship House of New Orleans with its distinguished 2018 Director’s Community Leadership Award for its work in fighting human trafficking. Kay Bennett, a Send Relief missionary with the North American Mission Board, accepted the award on behalf of the Baptist Friendship […]
| May 02, 2019
WASHINGTON (BP) — Prayer is God’s chosen way of directing His actions toward the world and shaping history, David Platt told prayer leaders at a pre-National Day of Prayer breakfast in Washington today (May 1). “God in His sovereignty has chosen to make prayer a powerful means by which we interact with Him to effectively […]
| Apr 01, 2019
NASHVILLE (BP) — Arkansas pastor and former Southern Baptist Convention president Ronnie Floyd will be recommended for the presidency of the SBC Executive Committee, the EC’s presidential search committee announced today (March 31). The full EC will consider Floyd’s nomination Tuesday, April 2, at a special called meeting in Dallas to begin at 11 a.m. […]
| Mar 21, 2019
NASHVILLE (BP) — LifeWay Christian Resources is charting a new course in 2019 marking a shift to a digital retail strategy. As part of the transition, LifeWay will close its 170 brick-and-mortar stores in 2019. The Southern Baptist entity will continue to offer a broad selection of resources through LifeWay.com and the LifeWay Customer Service […]
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| Mar 11, 2019
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — The North American Mission Board (NAMB) officially launched the “Who’s Your One?” evangelism initiative today (Feb. 26) as part of an effort to encourage Southern Baptists to engage people with gospel conversations throughout the year. This evangelism emphasis asks believers to pray for and focus on one individual in the hope […]
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| Mar 10, 2019
NASHVILLE (BP) — Many churches are not seeing new faces in the pews, according to a new study from Exponential conducted by LifeWay Research. Six in 10 Protestant churches are plateaued or declining in attendance, according to data released March 6. More than half saw fewer than 10 people become new Christians in the past […]
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