Leann Callaway

MIDLAND, Texas – Growing up on a farm in the Texas Panhandle, Jason Hatch, lead pastor of Redeemer Church in Midland, developed a lifelong passion for hunting. After winning a raffle for an all-expenses-paid trip to hunt a bull moose, Hatch had a new goal – to hunt and harvest all 10 big game species native to North America.

LOUISVILLE , Ky. (BP) – As retired International Mission Board missionaries Nik and Ruth Ripken speak in a variety of small group settings, churches and conferences, they desire to share practical insights with prospective missionaries about what to expect mentally, physically and spiritually.

BURLESON, Texas – Reminding students that "See You at the Pole" is more than a one-time event, many churches across the country continued the momentum begun in the morning by holding student rallies in the evening.

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (BP) – Although Michael Cooper and his wife Devon moved to West Valley City, Utah, in 2015 to work with the North American Mission Board as the Utah Church Planting Catalyst, the Coopers never anticipated that they would be the ones to plant a church in this area.

IRVING, Texas – Since taking on the role of senior pastor at Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving in 2024, Matt Henslee has focused on revitalization efforts to reshape the church into a multi-ethnic and multi-generational congregation that desires to “make much of Jesus, because Jesus changes everything.”

LEAKEY, Texas – Kids from Trinity Baptist Church in Kerrville, Texas, received a much-needed time of fun and rest following last month’s devastating floods in their area.

BRYAN, Texas – Desiring to reach kids with the Gospel no matter their language or background, First Baptist Church in Bryan, Texas, hosted two Vacation Bible Schools this year – a daytime VBS in English and a concurrent option for Spanish-speakers in the evenings.

KERRVILLE— In the wake of the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River and as the death toll continues to rise, teams from the Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster Relief and the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Texans on Mission) arrived onsite in the Texas Hill Country. 

COPPELL, Texas – About a year ago under the direction of lead pastor Chris Meads, the staff and elders of GracePoint Church took an inventory of the state of the church and its standing in the community.

WACO, Texas – Over the past 12 years, revitalization and a renewed vision at Highland Baptist Church in Waco have served as the catalyst to help bring revival among their community and a desire to reach “a new and next generation with the Gospel.”