If my wife, Amy, had her wish, she would do almost anything while being invisible. Previously, she served as a stage manager for a local theater company. Her attention to detail, ability to encourage and motivate others and hard work made her ideal for the position.

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College faculty heard from a group of state convention executive directors during their fall workshop earlier this month.  The executive directors shared about ministry needs they see throughout their particular convention, and how NOBTS can help partner with them to meet these needs.  

HENDERSONVILLE, Tn. — First Baptist Church Hendersonville, Tennessee, announced Sunday, Aug. 11, that it will be the first church in the state to ever give more than $1 million in one year through the Cooperative Program, to support Southern Baptist missions and ministry around the globe.

PARIS — A French pastor was setting up for a community outreach event during the Olympics. He recalled a conversation he had overheard years ago and had never been able to forget. A mother and child were walking along the street in front of his church.  “What is this place, this building?” the child asked. “It’s a museum,” his mother responded.  

STURGIS, Ky. (KT) — For three days in July, the population of Sturgis soars from 1,650 to more than 10,000 people when the western Kentucky town hosts the Little Sturgis Bike Rally. Along with the motorcycle enthusiasts, ministry opportunities abound for Sturgis First Baptist Church, the Ohio Valley Baptist Association, Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief and other ministry partners.

STATESBORO, Ga. — After assessing the situation in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby, Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief has made the call to deploy to Bulloch and Evans counties to engage in relief operations.

OPELIKA, Ala. — It was a historic occasion, a night to remember. The Sons of Jubal choir crossed the Chattahoochee River and drove deep into Alabama territory, all the way to Opelika and nearly to Auburn. There, they joined forces with their brothers, the Alabama Singing Men to engage in spiritual battle.

A medical team member asked a patient about his diet. The patient responded, “I eat when I can, when somebody can give me some food. I ate today because they gave me breakfast.” This wasn’t a typical doctor’s appointment.

Giselle Gonzalez-Rivera said she wondered if she was crazy going back to school in her late 30s with three young children. But she found a group that encouraged her — Moving Forward Chattanooga, a Christian Women’s Job Corps site — and in April she finished her licensed practical nurse certificate at Chattanooga State Community College.

STATESBORO, Ga. (BP) – As rainfall totals passed 12 inches, saturated ground led to fallen trees, dams giving way and more than 100 damaged roads in Bulloch County, Georgia, from Tropical Storm Debby. Pastor Todd Wiggins of Southbridge Community Church was among those affected, as floodwaters crept into his home.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — A pastor’s resumé might include multiple churches and ministry roles, but most won’t have much non-ministry experience listed. Most current U.S. Protestant senior pastors worked outside of ministry as adults for only a short time, according to a Lifeway Research study. Only 3 in 10, however, began vocational ministry as the senior pastor.

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STATESBORO, Ga. — In the wake of the passing of Tropical Storm Debby, Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief will deploy a team of assessors to determine the extent of damage to homes in Bulloch and Evans counties. The assessors will arrive in Statesboro on Monday and begin the task of identifying and locating some of the reported 200 affected homes.

HAYES, N.C. — Patricia Dvorak planned Springfield Baptist Church’s “ServeNC” project for months. She and other members of the congregation spent the weekend preparing care packages to deliver to residents along their church’s road in the western mountain region of Wilkes County. 

DALTON, Ga. —  One of the most meaningful and impactful experiences a Christian can have is volunteering for a mission project, whether overseas or in the United States. Thankfully hundreds of Georgia Baptist churches plan, organize and often even provide the funds for their members to have a hands-on mission experience.

A Zambian pastor raised the silver plaque high in the air to the sound of applause. It was official. The International Mission Board transferred the Baptist Theological Seminary of Zambia property in Lusaka, Zambia, to the Baptist Fellowship of Zambia, on July 31.  

A new study by researcher Dr. George Barna conducted by Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, reveals that evangelicals are fewer in number, less biblically grounded, and less politically engaged than previously believed.

Disciple-making is at the heart of Christian ministry, yet it often stirs up deep-seated fears. The call to make disciples, as seen in Matthew 28:16-20, is clear, but so are the doubts and concerns accompanying it.

My family gets a little nervous when I go out of town by myself. When I’m riding in the passenger seat, I never pay attention to roads, route numbers, or traffic. To keep my mind off the highway (and speedometer), I busy myself with reading, writing, crocheting, cutting paper things out, and other stuff. Arriving at our destination, I rarely have any idea how we got there.

Have you ever had that heavy feeling internally - like your heart is hurting? I can think of several times in my life when I have felt that way. The one that stands out the most is the days after we had to place our daughter with autism into residential care. It was heavy and my heart was hurting.

WAYNESBORO, Ga. — One of Georgia’s oldest churches, founded in 1773, was vandalized on Sunday morning, Aug. 4, several hours before the church’s regular Bible study hour and worship service. Broken beer bottles were found inside Botsford Baptist Church. Shards of glass were embedded in multiple cushioned chairs. Bullet holes were found in the windows, and .22 caliber cartridges were scattered around the church grounds.

Working to advance international religious freedom and combat persecution not only reflects American values, but also advances the nation’s interests, international human rights lawyer H. Knox Thames said. When people are “free to pursue truth as their conscience leads,” societies are more stable and less subject to violent extremism, said Thames.

During the final week of June, Super Summer Ohio welcomed 450 students and adult leaders to Cedarville University for a week of leadership training and development. Super Summer Ohio is the SCBO Student Leadership Program for students entering eighth grade through the beginning of the sophomore year of college.

ONTARIO, Calif. — R. Lucas Stamps, professor of Christian theology at Anderson University’s Clamp Divinity School, will join the Gateway Ph.D. faculty as an affiliate faculty member beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year.

PARIS — As the Olympic Games took place in Paris, volunteers and staff from the International Mission Board spread out through the city to share the good news of Jesus Christ.