Prayer paves the way for Serve Lehigh Valley
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Burdened for her hometown friends to encounter Jesus, a teenage Amy Velarde prayed for the people of Lehigh Valley.
Cross Church on a mission to reach the next generation with the Gospel
SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Cross Church was already a large and thriving church when Nick Floyd took over as pastor seven years ago.
Georgia church sees renewed growth through prayer, invitations, faithfulness
HAZLEHURST, Ga. – When Michael Creamer arrived at Eureka Baptist Church in 2018, only three people were attending. Eight years later, the church is averaging around 65 in worship, has welcomed new believers and new members, and is seeing renewed energy through worship, children’s ministry, missions and evangelism.
Filipino church develops generous disciples
PUEBLO, Colo. – For Arod Javier, the first-time pastor replanting Living Faith, church growth is not his first priority. Making disciples who make disciples is. If that happens, the Filipino immigrant believes, the congregation will grow in God’s way and in God’s time.
FIRST PERSON: Loving God means total devotion
To love the Lord means to be devoted to Him, and to Him alone, with the totality of your being – heart, soul, and strength. This kind of love shapes and reshapes our schedules, our spending habits, our daily rhythms, our worldviews and our choices.
Arkansas woman spreads God’s love through thousands of handwritten letters
LINCOLN, Ark. (BP) -- It’s the simple gestures and acts of kindness that sometimes mean the most and can brighten someone’s day -- like receiving a handwritten note in the mail.
‘Christian nationalism’ on stage as U.S. marks 250, but what does term mean?
WASHINGTON (BP) – “If being a Christian nationalist means loving Jesus Christ and loving America, count me in,” proclaimed Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, on a recent Washington stage marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.
UMC cuts ties with Asbury in continued ‘progressive’ drift
WILMORE, Ky. (BP) – Proponents of historic Christian orthodoxy are no longer welcome in the purportedly big tent of the United Methodist Church (UMC). That is the message sent by the removal of Asbury Theological Seminary from the UMC’s list of schools approved to train United Methodist clergy, observers of Methodism say.
Which vision pattern does your church follow?
Vision is not measured by statements on a wall. Vision is revealed by how a church operates, evaluates ministry, and envisions the future.
La fiesta para ver el Mundial marca un gol para la iglesia y la comunidad
IRVING, Texas (BP) – Al organizar una fiesta para ver el partido entre Inglaterra y Panamá durante el Mundial el 27 de junio, la Iglesia Bautista de MacArthur Blvd. se dio cuenta de la oportunidad que tenía para conectar con la comunidad, ya que los barrios de los alrededores se reunieron para disfrutar de una divertida velada de fútbol internacional y de convivencia.
