Karen L. Willoughby

WESTERN U.S. – Online theological education – study without onsite interaction with other students – has become an efficient way for the Southern Baptist Convention’s six seminaries to train the next generation of leaders without students having to leave their homes or places of ministry.

OREM, Utah (BP) – People were already standing in the wintry-wet rain outside the Utah Valley University Events Center at 1:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 16).

DELTA, Colo. – An uncommon number of youth have become ministry leaders and missionaries from one small-town church in western Colorado. 

BOISE, Idaho – Melvin Oliva, an active Christian for many years, started studying the Bible with purpose this August.

Garvon Golden to serve as interim executive director of Dakota Baptist Convention, Colorado Baptists meet despite heavy flooding near church meeting site

GREEN LAKE, Wisc. (BP) – The Hmong Baptist National Association (HBNA) gathered for its 34th annual meeting this year at the Green Lake Conference Center.

GEORGETOWN, Ind. – It’s probably hard for a pastor not to become complacent when he’s been at a solid church for 18 years.

New York focuses on relationships; Alaska Baptists celebrate 80 years.

SALT LAKE CITY – Does God choose us or do we choose Him? This was the question considered by about 120 Southern Baptists and others from around the state of Utah at an event last month.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – “I want to be baptized,” 10-year-old mostly-unchurched Jessica announced. When asked why, she responded with as much conviction as she could muster: “I want to be a better person!” Her Mormon step-brother had told her about baptism.