Southern Baptists join nation in 75th annual National Day of Prayer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP) – Southern Baptists are among many who will pray in churches, businesses and the public square May 7 on the 75th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer (NDP), months ahead of the nation’s semiquincentennial.
1 million praying for 1 million salvations by Pentecost Sunday in evangelical movement
ASHEBORO, N.C. (BP) – As Reagan P. Wilbanks and his grandfather Douglas Small help mobilize 1 million Christians praying for the salvation of a million souls by Pentecost Sunday, Wilbanks shares his earliest recollections of his grandfather’s prayers.
FIRST-PERSON: Prayer is the greater work
The most profound thoughts on the Christian life are often the simplest.
FIRST-PERSON: Persecution and protection of Iranian Christians
With the present war involving Iran, the United States and surrounding countries, a closer look at the history of Christianity in Iran may help place these events in context and guide believers in how to pray for Christians living there.
FIRST-PERSON: Prayer is the difference between helplessness and hopelessness
People marked by prayer understand that hopelessness can be avoided. They live with the realization that God can always be found, and as long as He is present, there is hope.
Mississippi drive‑through prayer ministry sparks unexpected prison outreach
LAMBERT, Miss. – Drive down 6th Street in Lambert on any given Tuesday morning and you will be guaranteed to receive a sign to pull over and pray.
Turning up the temperature: How pastors influence the church’s prayer climate
As the spiritual leaders of the local church, pastors can adjust the prayer climate of their congregations. No pastor wants to be the thermometer when he is called to be the thermostat as it relates to the spiritual fervor and prayer culture of the church. Still, pastors need help in this area.
Associational Missions Day of Prayer is Oct. 19
NASHVILLE (BP) – On Oct. 19, Southern Baptists are called to pray for and recognize the cooperative ministry relationships that predate the SBC itself by 138 years.
ERLC presidential search committee asks for prayer, issues prayer guide
NASHVILLE (BP) – The presidential search committee of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is asking Southern Baptists to pray for them as they begin their work.
Prayer is Friday night plan for these Towson U students
TOWSON, Md. – On any given Friday night, while most college students are looking for weekend plans, a group of students from Towson University gathers at Valley Baptist Church for something different: worship, prayer and community under the banner of Gracelife, part of BCM/D’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry.
