Scott Barkley

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A curiosity about Scripture and God may be one of the leading factors behind a study that claims a “quiet revival” is expanding among young people in the United Kingdom, said an International Mission Board leader. “In churches across society something amazing is happening, challenging long-held predictions about the future of Christianity in the twenty-first century,” said the report produced by the UK-based Bible Society.

1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Brandon Porter |Aaron Earls |Sue Sprenkle |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): Cooperative ProgramFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: MEMPHIS (BP) – The Ellis Auditorium was brand new May 13, 1925, when Southern Baptists met on a spring afternoon and voted to begin the Cooperative Program. Today (May 13), though the auditorium is gone, Southern Baptists gathered a just few yards away from the original location to recommit to cooperative partnership.

1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Aaron Earls |Sue Sprenkle |Tony Wolfe |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Share this post: I admit the topic of this blogpost might not quickly grab your attention – but I challenge you to keep reading. The world needs us to have this discussion. In fact, our basic Christian obedience is at stake if we ignore this topic. To help you and your church do the Great Commission, here are some ways to begin to think globally. Expand your vision, and perhaps your burden for the nations will increase. Listen to (or read) the news with Great Commission ears and eyes.

1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Aaron Earls |Sue Sprenkle |Tony Wolfe |Scott Barkley

WAKE FOREST, N.C. — A children’s pastor at a Triangle area church has been arrested for distributing child sexual abuse material involving a young girl. Aaron Luke Bradley, 30, of Wake Forest was arrested on Tuesday, May 6, when Wake Forest Police Department detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a search warrant at a local residence.

1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Aaron Earls |Sue Sprenkle |Tony Wolfe |Scott Barkley

Metadata: Topic(s): Culture, International NewsFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: PHILADELPHIA (BP) – From a global vantage point unique to its study of the Bible’s impact on U.S. adults, the American Bible Society (ABS) said Americans revere Scripture, faith and church more than others in a geographical cluster described as the “secular west.” Including the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand in the cluster, the ABS said only 37 percent of secular west residents...