Korean American nurse returns to Korea, supports missionary presence
By Myriah Snyder The first time God caught Peace Joo’s attention, she was in high school at a summer youth retreat in Texas. While rafting down a river, her raft overturned. The current was too strong. She felt herself being pulled under. But her youth pastor’s hand reached out and pulled her to safety. Once back […]
Tornado Response – Southern Baptists are among the first to respond to critical needs after tornadoes touch down across the U.S.
Arkansas Tornadoes (March 31) Tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on Friday afternoon, causing major damage in Little Rock, Wynne and Jacksonville. Send Relief is working in coordination with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) teams to minister to impacted families in the hardest hit areas. Volunteers with Arkansas SBDR, Oklahoma SBDR, Texas Baptist Men and Southern […]
4 Ways to Keep People from “Quiet Quitting” Your Church – Prism
November 10 | Written By Chris Reinolds Let’s remind ourselves that there is nothing new under the Sun. The circumstances and events that bubble up in culture and society have already existed before the latest buzzword that pushes them to the forefront. Take the newest discussion around the idea of “quiet quitting.” According to […]
Creating a Culture of Feedback in Church – ChurchStaffing.com
By Lyndsey L’Ecuyer Feedback can be an overwhelming word. For many of us, it feels like rejection, so we avoid it. The hard truth is that feedback is how we grow and improve. When we hear from others about how things are going, it helps us see our blindspots, areas for improvement, or things that […]
Send Nevada Partnership
More state conventions join NAMB in Send Network partnerships ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The North American Mission Board (NAMB) has, in recent years, developed Send Network agreements with state conventions across North America to enhance partnership and church planting within the SBC. So far, 23 state conventions and Canada, have signed up to become official […]
Texas-Nevada Partnership
GRAPEVINE—Underscoring the cooperative work that is hallmark among Southern Baptists, the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention announced Tuesday that it has entered into a multiyear ministry partnership with the Nevada Baptist Convention. The partnership, SBTC Executive Director Nathan Lorick said, will provide financial support and various resources to help Southern Baptists in Nevada strengthen existing […]
IMB Shares Southern Baptist History in 57 Seconds
Chris Wall, IMB trustee and senior pastor of The Mission in Tulsa, Oklahoma, calls 57 Seconds a weekly snapshot of gospel advancement around the world.
Two years in, Cooperative Program strength disproves dire pandemic predictions
Economic predictions were dire when most churches and businesses effectively shut down in-person operations in mid-March 2020. However, the gloomy forecasts about the effects COVID-19 would have on charitable giving as a whole didn’t pan out.
Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary transforms into humanitarian hub, partners with IMB, Send Relief
Every day when air raid sirens pierced the air, Yaroslav Pyzh ran to the window to see if the airport was still there. On March 18, he saw the inevitable — columns of dark smoke. Lviv, Ukraine, was hit by Russian missile strikes near the airport for the first time since the invasion began.
