Karen Willoughby

1 week ago | baptistpress.com | Karen Willoughby |Sharon Mager |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Event(s): 2025 SBC Annual MeetingTopic(s): Ethnicity, SBC Annual MeetingsFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: DALLAS – Minh Ha Nguyen was among the 2 million mostly nameless and faceless Vietnamese “boat people” who between 1975 and 1992 made their way from a war-ravaged country to new life in America and elsewhere. Nguyen, son of a Vietnamese church planter, stands out. He had a name and a face to many – see this video – because before he died last summer, he had left a legacy.

1 week ago | baptistpress.com | Karen Willoughby |Sharon Mager |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): Sexual AbuseFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – A mental health counselor for two counseling services in Metro East St. Louis has been charged with five counts related to sexual exploitation of a minor. Matthew S. Cuppett of Collinsville was charged May 5. One count of grooming and two counts of exploitation of a minor under age 17 are felony charges. Two additional counts of exploitation of a child are misdemeanors.

1 week ago | baptistpress.com | Julie Walters |Karen Willoughby |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

DALLAS (BP) — Gather your friends and celebrate God’s work around the world through His people at the WMU Missions Celebration just prior to the SBC Annual Meeting. “We want this to be more than event,” said Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director of national WMU.

Jan 8, 2025 | baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Karen Willoughby |Tom Strode |Tobin Perry

Metadata:Share this post: Theological truths remain unchanged regardless of the date on the calendar, as do many ministry realities. The context surrounding Christians and churches, however, is constantly changing. As pastors and church leaders think about ministering to their congregations and communities in 2025, they should keep these key trends in mind. Church attendance and membership continue to fall, according to Gallup. Trust in pastors has reached an all-time low.

Dec 10, 2024 | kentuckytoday.com | Karen Willoughby

CANTON, N.C. – A team of six skilled tradesmen from Utah on mission in mountainous North Carolina worked eight-plus hours a day for five days last week, tearing out damaged pipes and putting new plumbing in three houses, plus a variety of electrical work on four others. The weather had turned wintry, with temperatures dropping to the low teens and highs not above freezing the first week of December. The Utah team included two plumbers, licensed so their work could pass inspection.