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Southern Baptist churches see salvations through food distribution ministries
WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Lakota Hills Baptist Church in West Chester, Ohio has been heavily involved, ministering in their community throughout the months since COVID-19...
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Global Hunger Relief supports Southern Baptist hunger ministries worldwide
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – As COVID-19 travels around the globe, it has created a food crisis for much of the developing world. Spread of the disease...
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Chaplaincy
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Missouri church finds new life, will host NAMB Replant Summit
By Brandon Elrod GREENWOOD, Mo.—Ten years ago, the future for a 175-year-old Southern Baptist church in Greenwood, Mo., did not seem bright after several years...
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Southern Baptist church plants, Send Relief persist in outreach to New York City
NEW YORK—New York City has entered Phase 2 of its reopening plan following the COVID-19 shutdown, but several churches and church plants have plans to...
Read More5 ways to generate vision and passion for church planting
My wife and I are church planters in Windsor, Ontario, Canada — directly across the river from Detroit — and our church is part of…
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The Next Generation
7 Ways for Next Gen Ministries to Approach this Unique Summer
The summer months are now here for next generation ministries, but it’s a summer that looks and feels completely different than any other. In fact,...
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Chaplaincy
COVID-19
Missouri church finds new life, will host NAMB Replant Summit
By Brandon Elrod GREENWOOD, Mo.—Ten years ago, the future for a 175-year-old Southern Baptist church in Greenwood, Mo., did not seem bright after several years...
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Chaplaincy
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‘Class of 2019’ church plants turn challenges into ministry opportunities
By Brandon Elrod OAKLAND, Calif. — Church planting missionaries expect obstacles when launching new ministries in parts of North America that need gospel-proclaiming churches. For...
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Some camps going digital to reach and mobilize students this summer
By Tobin Perry ALPHARETTA, Ga.—With many Baptist campgrounds throughout the United States announcing they won’t host summer camps or will do so only on a...
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3-member church closed during COVID-19 finds new life
LINWOOD, Kan. (BP) — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Linwood Baptist Church closed down, and its three remaining members did not plan to reopen. They...
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Collegiate Ministry
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Send Relief student missions goes virtual with GenSendNOW
By Brandon Elrod ALPHARETTA, Ga.—Every summer for the last few years, college students have participated in the GenSend missions experience, being fully immersed in one...
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Chaplaincy
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Chaplain ministry continues as COVID-19 ravages nation’s nursing homes
By Brandon Elrod OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—One of the most difficult things for Cathy Tisher, a chaplain to three different nursing homes in the Oklahoma City...
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Compassion Ministry
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Disaster Relief
New NAMB evangelism podcast aims at reaching next generation
By Brandon Elrod ALPHARETTA, Ga.— A new podcast from the North American Mission Board (NAMB), “Next Gen On Mission,” focuses on equipping pastors and ministry...
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Compassion Ministry
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Disaster Relief
Young Arizona church plant creatively ministers during COVID-19
By Deborah Leuthold GOODYEAR, Ariz. — When the COVID-19 pandemic began and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued a stay-at-home order, members of The Church at...
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Compassion Ministry
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Disaster Relief
Amid ongoing COVID-19 response, Southern Baptists help disaster survivors
By Brandon Elrod HOUSTON—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) leaders and volunteers continue meeting needs and sharing the hope of the gospel in response both to...
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Church Planting
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New Orleans ICU nurse in quarantine with COVID-19 shares gospel hope
KENNER, La.—Lexie Green was still a few months shy of her two-year anniversary as a nurse at Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner, La., just outside...
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