Mississippi church stunned by Katrina repays NC volunteers after Helene
GULFPORT, Miss. (BP) – The people of First Baptist Church are very familiar with what it feels like to have your world swept away.
New co-host joins ‘Gridiron and the Gospel’ for 3rd season
NASHVILLE (BP) – Pastors and college football megafans George Schroeder and Dean Inserra have kicked off the third season of “Gridiron and the Gospel,” a podcast dedicated to the sport but also matters of faith.
ERLC to engage in case of New Jersey AG pressuring pregnancy centers for donor info
NASHVILLE (BP) – The years-long efforts of New Jersey’s attorney general to force crisis pregnancy centers to provide internal documents as well as donors’ personal information is unconstitutional and the latest case of pro-life groups being persecuted for their beliefs, said attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom on Aug. 22.
When a logo speaks, people listen, church brand strategist says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – The brouhaha over a certain country-themed restaurant/store’s brand redesign touches on a topic that churches encounter at some point.
‘Camp just does something’ – Howerton recalls lessons from Lifeway, Crossings
LOUISVILLE (BP) – Lance Howerton had a few errands to run, just days into retirement. Like usual, he began with his morning devotional and then made a to-do list, the latter a 40-year habit. He took his mom to a doctor’s appointment. Then looked at buying a pressure washer and new mower, one of the electrical ones he’s heard so much about.
Old and new: weeklong revival will be part of 100+-year-old church’s revitalization
TIGERVILLE, SC (BP) – Joshua Gilmore was a student at North Greenville University in 2001, and he had a problem.
From hard ground to rich soil, the Gospel takes root in Maine
AUGUSTA, Me. (BP) – One of the traits that makes Maine and New England a fertile area for the Gospel is the same one that leaves many an out-of-state missionary asking, “What did I do?”
ERLC trustees name presidential search team
NASHVILLE (BP) – Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission selected seven from their group today (Aug. 14) as the team to search for the entity’s next president.
Georgia Baptist Mission Board cuts ribbon for new location
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – When Dan McSwain’s construction business needed a bigger space on Old Milton Parkway in 2005, he prayed over the property and placed Bibles opened to various passages in doorways. Twenty years later, that building has become the new home of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
Churches take different paths to push back on rising grocery prices
DOVER, Ohio (BP) – Like other members of Dover Baptist Church, 90-year-old Violet Allen brings her offering every Sunday. It includes about 20 containers of a dozen eggs, straight from her farm.
