Missions

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.

Does your church want to be a help to missionaries? Chuck Lawless offers 12 practical ways a local church can serve and support missionaries.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (BP) – An untold number of Christians have died for their faith, with nearly 4,500 killed in 2024 alone. Day of the Christian Martyr on June 29 honors those killed since the Gospel was first proclaimed, and encourages Christians to persevere.

Many of us have experienced it: the unexpected blessing when someone ahead of you in the drive-thru pays for your coffee or an unknown benefactor covers the cost of your restaurant meal. Unexpected blessings. Random acts of kindness.

DALLAS (BP)—The National Hispanic Baptist Network has elevated its executive director, Bruno Molina, from a part-time role to a new full-time role to oversee the organization's diverse offering of support to Hispanic churches and leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention.