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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.
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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.
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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...
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1 day ago | 
baptistpress.com | Aaron Earls |Sue Sprenkle |Tony Wolfe |Scott Barkley
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — In the past few years, Americans have grown generally more positive toward the Bible, but that doesn’t mean they’re reading it more. According to a Lifeway Research study, U.S. adults increasingly view the Bible as a book worth reading multiple times, but few have actually done so. More Americans describe the Bible as true, life-changing and helpful today, compared to a 2016 Lifeway Research study.
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1 day ago | 
baptistpress.com | Sue Sprenkle |Tony Wolfe |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode
Metadata:Topic(s): International Mission BoardFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: KINGSTON, Tenn. – Eight women sat around a table, their laughter filling Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Flour flew in all directions as Janice Poland instructed the group of 70- to 82-year-old women on how to make fried apple and peach pies. They have a hefty goal of making 2,000.
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1 day ago | 
baptistpress.com | Tony Wolfe |Brandon Porter |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode
Metadata:Series: First PersonTopic(s): Cooperative ProgramFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: Tony Wolfe is the executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and coauthor of “A Unity of Purpose: 100 Years of the Cooperative Program,” released this month from B&H Publishing.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Scott Barkley |Tony Wolfe |Tom Strode
Metadata:Topic(s): Churches and MinistryFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (BP) – Springfield can rise above the bomb threats and vitriol suffered since the city was thrust into an unfavorable spotlight on the Sept. 10 presidential debate stage, Florida Pastor Keny Felix said after collaborating with diverse Springfield leaders.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Tony Wolfe |Marilyn Stewart |Tom Strode
Metadata:Topic(s): ERLCFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: NASHVILLE (BP) — “There are people who make claims that they have the receipts. I literally have the receipts.”Bobby Reed, chief financial officer for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said that during his report last week for the entity’s trustees. For someone in his position over the last 25 years it is, indeed, important to have the receipts.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
baptistpress.com | Tony Wolfe |Marilyn Stewart |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode
Metadata:Format(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: I’ve heard it done often. In fact, I’ve done it too often. “It” in this case refers to trying to recruit church volunteers primarily by making announcements from the pulpit, via email, or within the church newsletter. Here’s why that approach doesn’t work:Folks aren’t listening to our announcements or reading our emails and newsletters. At a minimum, they’re not paying attention enough to hear with clarity the need for workers.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
baptistpress.com | Tony Wolfe |Marilyn Stewart |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode
Metadata:Series: First PersonTopic(s): Cooperating for the Gospel, MissionsShare this post: French and British armies clashed with Germany at the First Battle of Marne 110 years ago this month, within 30 miles of Paris. The Germans hoped taking Paris would afford them a quick assurance of victory in the larger war. When they were defeated at Marne, they learned two wartime revelations: (1) allied forces are strong together, and (2) there is no quick victory in global warfare.
