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Texans on Mission volunteers vist with John Vlasek in his Hunt, Texas, home.

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Centered around the versatility of VW Beetles, Bugs4Christ has come to include cars of any make that can be rebuilt and given to others. Facebook/Bugs4Christ

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"Speed Buggy," an homage to the 1973 cartoon, was rebuilt in the Bugs4Christ garage and part of the First Baptist, Gray Halloween festivities last year. Bugs4Christ/Facebook

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House churches in Iran, unregistered and operating independently of officially recognized Armenian and Assyrian churches, are viewed with suspicion by authorities. IMB photo

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Joe Walker will serve as interim president of Lifeway Christian Resources, trustees decided today (July 15) in a special-called meeting.

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Jaydin Perez, a student at Grace Church in Des Moines, engages in conversation on a recent downtown outreach. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Meyer

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Legend Finer and Emma Plascencia hand out pizzas and water from the student ministry at Grace Church. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Meyer

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Grace Church in Des Moines encourages students to design their own one-day outreach events after camp. A $150 budget from the church goes toward efforts like this one that included 14 pizzas, bottled water and gospel-centric bracelets. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Meyer

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IMB President Paul Chitwood addresses men and women who are going through training to serve across the globe as IMB missionaries. Thorough training is one of the many benefits the IMB offers to missionaries. IMB Photo

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Glory of Christ Tanzania Church Pastor Josephat Gwajima preaches in this photo. The Glory of Christ Tanzania Church is facing significant government persecution. Submitted photo

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Ben Mandrell preaches at Bellevue Baptist Church July 13, 2025. The church called Mandrell to be their 8th senior pastor. Bellevue photo

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Senior Pastor Steve Gaines greets Ben and Lynley Mandrell at Bellevue Baptist Church July 8, 2025. The church called Mandrell to follow Gaines as the church's senior pastor. Bellevue photo

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Ben Mandrell preaches to a full house at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tenn. The church called Mandrell to be their eight senior pastor. Bellevue photo

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A large group of volunteers from across the U.S. and Quebec City gather to help people move on moving day in Quebec City. Photo submitted.

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Iron City Church Pastor Philip Martin speaks at a church gathering. Submitted photo

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Volunteers from First Haitian Metanoia Baptist Church in Philadelphia serve alongside The Grove Church at a block party in Scranton, PA. Photo by Lorenzo Thompson

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A pastor from a neighboring area shares the gospel with those waiting to be treated at the medical clinic. Over a four-day span, the clinic witnessed 17 people make professions of faith in Christ. The clinic also resulted in 10 people visiting the church plant in Magdalena, with one person joining a Bible study. Two of these visitors have since made professions of faith. IMB Photo

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Este fue el segundo año consecutivo en que la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Bryan, Texas, organizó una Escuela Bíblica de Vacaciones en español por las tardes durante la misma semana que su VBS en inglés por las mañanas. Algunos voluntarios sirven todo el día, participando en ambos eventos. Foto cortesía.

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Colosenses 1:9, Efesios 4:1 y Miqueas 6:8 fueron algunos de los pasajes bíblicos mencionados en la oración pronunciada esta mañana (9 de julio) por el presidente de la Convención Bautista del Sur (SBC), Clint Pressley, en la apertura del Senado de los Estados Unidos.

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A Ukrainian boy attends a Mission Eurasia summer Bible camp. Submitted photo

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Children traumatized by Russia's war on Ukraine are receiving healing care at Bible camps operated by Mission Eurasia in 14 European countries this summer. Submitted photo

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Debra Britt (left), an SBTC DR "white hat"—the person in charge of all disaster relief operations on site—speaks with a man at FBC Kerrville earlier this week. SBTC photo

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Just one of the things that made "Uncle Zachy" so popular was a willingness to play dress-up, like here as Belle from Beauty and the Beast with his 4-year-old niece, Raelynn.

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Zach, posing with a young fan, took up MMA and was preparing for his first professional match at the time of his death.

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At 10 years old, Zach showed an interest in mixed martial arts.

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Zach and Bear Meadows were little league teammates, then middle school rivals before teaming up again at Mustang High School.

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Zach finished a class the week before his death that gave him enough credits to graduate from Mustang High. Jason and Tami accepted his diploma on his behalf at commencement.

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Together We Church Pastor Brian Mills, at right, and his wife Jennifer, far left, flank Jason and Tami Doran and Tom and Tracy Leach at the little league field named in Zach Doran's honor. It was also the first time the Dorans met Tom, who received their son's lungs.

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Ohio pastor Tom Leach, who benefited from Zach being an organ donor, made the trip for the field dedication in Zach's honor.

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Just one of the things that made "Uncle Zachy" so popular was a willingness to play dress-up, like here as Belle from Beauty and the Beast with his four-year-old niece, Raelynn.

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A Columbus, Ohio area dealership, which requested anonymity, sold Change City Church this 2016 Chevrolet Traverse for $5,000. Patrice Baker, wife of Send Church church planter and pastor Daryl Baker, paid for it with her personal debit card as a gift to the recipient. Submitted photo

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Dynetta McDonald sits behind the wheel of her new (to her) car for the first time. Submitted photo

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A Columbus, Ohio area dealership, which requested anonymity, sold Change City Church this 2016 Chevrolet Traverse for $5,000. Patrice Baker, wife of Send Church church planter and pastor Daryl Baker, paid for it with her personal debit card as a gift to the recipient. Submitted photo

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Dynetta McDonald, third from right, is overwhelmed to receive the car she had been praying for at the Grace Girls Gathering of Change City Church in the Columbus, Ohio suburb of Pickerington. Grace Girls Director Patrice Baker is second from left

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This was the second year in a row that FBC Bryan, Texas, hosted a VBS in Spanish in the evenings the same week as its English-language VBS in the mornings. Some volunteers serve all day, working both events. Submitted photo

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Hundreds of kids, both English and Spanish speakers, attended VBS at First Baptist Church in Bryan, Texas, this year. Submitted photo

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Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley prays to open the U.S. Senate session on July 9, 2025. Screen capture

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San Francisco Giants' Patrick Bailey runs home to score after hitting a three-run inside the park home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Red Cross Baptist Church in Oakboro, N.C., was vandalized late on the evening of Monday, June 30, 2025. Submitted photo

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Ray Gentry, president/CEO of the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders, holds his book, "The Baptist Association," and Midwestern Seminary President Jason K. Allen's "Turnaround" as examples of those studied in SBCAL cohorts.

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Ray Gentry, president/CEO of the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders, holds his book, "The Baptist Association," and Midwestern Semianry President Jason K. Allen's "Turnaround" as examples of those studied in SBCAL cohorots.

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Lifeway President and CEO Ben Mandrell has been announced as the pastoral candidate for Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tenn. The church is scheduled to vote on Sunday, July 13. BP File Photo

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Worship leaders Shane & Shane lead a packed house in worship during the final session of the 2025 SBC Pastors’ Conference in Dallas. The duo began Worship Initiative in 2014. A new collaboration between Worship Initiative and Southern Baptists was announced at the Pastors' Conference. Photo by Luc Stringer

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Disaster Relief volunteers pray with city workers at the Parks and Recreation Department in Kerrville Shriner Park. Photo courtesy of Joey Tombrella

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David Englehart, campus director of New Mexico State University’s Christian Challenge, has spent 40 years mobilizing students to reach the nations. Photo provided

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Wai'alae Baptist Church is located on O'ahu in East Honolulu about one mile from Diamond Head, a famous Waikiki landmark. Photo by Janal Baron

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Aleksei Kharlamov predica en la Iglesia Spring, una iglesia que ayudó a fundar en Moraga, California. Foto de Facebook.

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Misael Rodríguez es decano del programa de lengua española en la Universidad Bautista de Luisiana.

7-4-25

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Carlos Soca (left) and Caleb Clark had no way of knowing when they knew each other as SEBTS students 20 years ago that one day they would share a ministry at the literal ends of the earth.