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.
35th annual See You at the Pole joined by Symphony of Prayer, other events
BURLESON, Texas (BP) – As students mark the 35th anniversary of See You at the Pole (SYATP) on Sept. 24, organizers are teaming with the National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) and others to engage students and supporters in an extended season of prayer.
Ukrainian evangelicals call on U.S., global community for prayer Aug. 24
MINNEAPOLIS (BP) – Viktor Soro, a pastor of First Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church in Minneapolis, believes it can be difficult for the global community to understand Ukraine’s pain of war.
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.
Global Day of Prayer for Ukraine Aug. 24 offers outreach for Southern Baptists
KREMENETS, Ukraine (BP) – Pastor Ivan Kunderenko believes all Ukrainians are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), born from Russia’s escalating war on Ukraine.
