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MINNEAPOLIS—The coronavirus pandemic has marked 2020 as a watershed year for everyone around the globe. For …

Church planter reaching across dividing lines in the Twin Cities Read More »

PORTLAND – Baking bread has become an excellent way for Kelsey and Vergil Brown to connect …

Baking bread to share the Bread of Life Read More »

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – “Buried with Christ in baptism and raised to walk in the newness …

FIRST-PERSON: Plan now for Baptism Sunday 2023 Read More »

NEW ORLEANS – Faithfulness in difficult places often looks like, as one writer has said, a …

Hard work and miracles in the Big Easy Read More »

Fort Bragg, N.C. (BP)—You would think January 26, 1997, would be the best day of Darius …

Super Bowl win couldn’t mend SBC chaplain Darius Holland, but Jesus did Read More »

MIAMI — Against a backdrop of Miami’s vast diversity and vibrancy, trustees with the North American …

Trustees: NAMB Trustees meet missionaries reaching Miami’s unique diversity Read More »

MIAMI – Ken Whitten, recently retired pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., will become …

Ken Whitten joins NAMB to head up leadership ministry Read More »

EMMETT, Idaho (BP) – Riverside Church, having successfully grown a 2019 church plant into a constituted …

Idaho church plant focusing on local evangelism Read More »

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Dozens of pastors came together January 24-25 for a two-day coaching session through …

NAMB Leadership Institute offers pastors direct coaching, encouragement Read More »

NASHVILLE (BP) — Shane Pruitt’s background in observing students is tough to top. Last year alone, …

Next Gen leader: It’s time for mental health to be a part of student ministry Read More »

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteer Jason Yarbrough kicked off his first year as state …

Disaster relief leaders meet to train, plan for upcoming year Read More »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Hundreds of Southern Baptist student ministry leaders came together in the Chattanooga Convention …

Youth Ministry Conclave helps student leaders navigate ministry challenges, call out the next generation to leadership Read More »