Missions culture helps West Kansas church leave big imprints
DIGHTON, Kan. (BP) – On May 18, an EF-3 tornado struck Grinnell, Kan. There were no deaths, but in a town of just over 240 people, losing more than 28 outbuildings and homes easily counts as significant damage.
Florida mission team travels to Chicago ‘to see, to serve and to sit’
CHICAGO – The simple act of offering a cup of cold water and lemonade on a hot summer day, served with a smile and a prayer, opened hundreds of hearts to the Gospel in downtown Chicago.
From Budapest and beyond, students partner with IMB on mission
This past July, TSA lines in airports were filled with students with passports in hand and a desire to learn about missions in their hearts. Volunteers from across the U.S. traveled to eight European countries to take part in the International Mission Board’s youth labs.
Pastor shares story of arrest for sharing the Gospel overseas
TAYLORS, S.C. – Two years ago, Josh Powell, pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church, spent the night in jail for sharing the Gospel on a faraway island.
12 ways your church can really help a missionary
Does your church want to be a help to missionaries? Chuck Lawless offers 12 practical ways a local church can serve and support missionaries.
IMB’s Karen and Richard Lee exhort other Blacks to persevere in rigorous pursuit of missions
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – She was a 16-year-old Karen Wilson when she heard the biblical call to missions, but it would be 22 years later before she received a long-term overseas assignment with the International Mission Board.
FIRST-PERSON: The real Jesus sends us to all nations
The global dimension of this task is clear: Jesus is calling His followers to reach “all nations.” The ultimate form of obedience to your King is to go and make other disciples.
Colorado church trying to help raise up pastors
MONTROSE, Colo.(BP) – Celebration Church here has burst into bloom on the state’s Western Slope. Like the church, stunningly beautiful mountain meadow blooms cast their seeds as far as the wind takes them.
Reaching Europe: In England, a rich Christian history that’s nearly been forgotten provides incredible gospel opportunity
LONDON—Few noticed when a group of about 75 tourists learning about London’s Christian history grew by two. As the tour group, consisting mostly of pastors and church leaders from the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, ambled down the city’s bustling streets, a pair of local teenagers began walking with the tour and asked one of its participants what all the fuss was about.
Mississippi mission team brings VBS to isolated Dakota community
ENEMY SWIM, S.D. – The Choctaw Baptist Association in Ackerman, Miss., led its first combined mission trip last month when 21 adults and youth drove for two days to partner with an isolated church in remote South Dakota.
