1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1214+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (Lifeway Research) — Looking out at those gathered for a weekend worship service, around half of pastors say their congregations have grown. Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report the average worship service attendance at their church…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (323+ words) CHILLOCOTHE, Mo. (MBF) – When a church begins thinking about a renovation, addition, or retiring debt, the questions are often not financial. Leaders are thinking about ministry, about people, and about how to move forward without placing unnecessary strain on the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (688+ words) CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice has announced the formation of a group whose goal is “to help Southern Baptists achieve greater clarity and consensus around historic Baptist convictions, grounded in Scripture, concerning the office of pastor…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (859+ words) This is the second in a series of articles designed to help Missouri Baptists engage LDS neighbors in respectful gospel conversations. Ask your Mormon neighbors if they believe in Jesus, and they’ll respond with an enthusiastic yes – and add that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1013+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (Lifeway Christian Resources) — Surrounded by friends and family, Ryan Blackwell was installed as the 11th president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources on Monday evening, Aug. 24. The installation service, held during the organization’s biannual Board of Trustees meeting, brought…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (640+ words) ACCRA, Ghana — To meet people and talk to them about Jesus, sometimes it just takes a good story. Alan Locke and a team of three other men found that to be true on a recent mission trip to Accra, Ghana,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (832+ words) “Our testimonies establish rapport with our audience and open the door for our focus: sharing the Gospel and inviting a response,” Abraham said. Dakota Baptist Convention built the evangelistic ministry at Sturgis with the primary support of Georgia Southern Baptists…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (610+ words) BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Video footage of a baby being rescued from the rubble offered a glimpse of hope in the aftermath of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday, August 9. The quake, though, has claimed hundreds of lives and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (590+ words) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is an adapted excerpt from “Names of God,” a new Bible study from Lifeway Women, authored by Kristi McLelland, Caroline Saunders, Blair Linne, Jennifer Rothschild, Kelly Minte, and Elizabeth Woodson. The Pathway accessed the article via…...