Discipleship

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., celebrated six baptisms last year on Baptism Sunday, the annual Southern Baptist emphasis that urges churches to “fill the tank” and stir the waters, marking new life in Christ.

NASHVILLE (BP) – They occurred in churches, but also at the stadium, city park and school building. Today, several state convention leaders shared various positive reports from Easter and Holy Week services with Baptist Press.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Sam Green, then a 2-year-old healthy toddler, longed to play with his younger brother, perhaps on the playground, perhaps riding bikes. Perhaps he could read to him and maybe they could go to the zoo.

JACKSON, Tenn. – Anyone walking past Union University’s Great Lawn in recent days could hear Scripture being read aloud, played through speakers outside a small white tent beneath Miller Tower.

For many modern Christians, Sunday School is primarily seen as a children’s ministry – a place where kids are taught Bible stories while their parents attend the main worship service. Yet historically, Sunday Schools played a far greater role.

TOPEKA, Kans. (BP) — They lined up on March 2, ready to enter the baptistry at First Southern Baptist Church. College athletes, all of them. Emerging from the water symbolized a new start for them and signaled a long-term commitment by others to bring such a decision.

Friends, thank you for praying for me as I continue on my journey to recovery after the major car accident I experienced last July. Your prayers have carried me and my family, and the Lord has been so good to us.

(RNS) — Theologians, preachers and best-selling authors have long tried to explain why bad things happen to good people. But there’s a second question that doesn’t get as much attention.

I was speaking at a Texas evangelism event years ago when a young man approached me in the hall to ask if we could have a conversation. We found a quiet place, sat down, and he began telling me his story. He was a church planter, several years into a new church plant that blossomed from its earliest days and was going very well.

About 530 students and chaperones gathered at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, Mass. from Jan. 24-26 for a weekend of worshipping, hanging out and learning about missions. Among the 38 congregations represented were those of Arabic, Filipino, Hispanic, Brazilian, Chinese and Ethiopian descent.