3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (384+ words) February 9, 2026 By Wes Fowler Why do we sing each Sunday? What is the foundational purpose of musical worship? Is it merely out of habit and tradition we sing hymns and/or praise songs, or is there deeper significance? Can musical…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (564+ words) February 9, 2026 By Sue Sprenkle LIBERIA (IMB) " For more than 30 years, International Mission Board missionaries were absent from Liberia. Civil war and unrest tore through the small West African nation, forcing missionaries to evacuate and leave churches without the support they…...

6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (318+ words) February 9, 2026 By MBCH Some will need to learn practical life skills such as financial literacy and household management. Others may require guidance in areas like car maintenance, employment readiness, or navigating higher education and vocational pathways. All of them will…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (861+ words) February 4, 2026 By Mark Maynard Over the next five years, the IMB plans to send 300 missionary explorers to research each remaining people group with no known Gospel presence. Taylor, 30, partnered with a 47-year-old woman during the two-year assignment, which took them…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1021+ words) February 4, 2026 By Scott Barkley NASHVILLE (BP) " A recently-released list of commitments by trustees of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission to Southern Baptists was drafted over the last month, chairman Scott Foshie told Baptist Press, but marks the latest step in…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1305+ words) The church planting Stahlman family stands together in Glendive, Mont., from left: Noah, Matthew, David, Cheryl, Mia and Hannah. February 2, 2026 By Karen L. Willoughby GLENDIVE, Mont. " When a pastor is called to a new place of ministry, he takes his family…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (243+ words) February 2, 2026 By MBCH EDITOR'S NOTE: Charles Phillips serves as Assistant VP (West) for MBCH Children and Family Ministries. This ministry is about more than providing supplies'it is about empowering parents, strengthening families, and investing in the next generation. By equipping…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (563+ words) January 30, 2026 By Rob Pochek Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. Perhaps that's what inspired his lifelong motto: Great things have small beginnings. That has been true of spiritual awakenings in the United States as well....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (872+ words) January 30, 2026 By IMB Rynie Badenhorst returned to Missions College this year with a clear purpose'and a larger group. The global outreach pastor from CityRise (West University Baptist Church) in Houston, Texas, brought a team of 10 this year, all excited to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (656+ words) January 29, 2026 By Scott Barkley NASHVILLE (BP) " Southern Baptist Disaster Relief units and Send Relief centers are responding to last weekend's cold and lingering freezing temperatures, with more than 700 volunteers engaged in numerous efforts, including feeding, warming centers and cleanup units....