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  • Baptisms celebrate 'transformed lives' at The Journey Church
    by Barbara Denman, posted Friday, July 31, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    ORANGE CITY, Fla. (BP) -- Although he grew up in the church, Jordan Harris identified himself as an agnostic during his college years at Florida State University. Returning home to start his career, his parents bribed him to go with them to the Journey church -- worship attendance in exchange for a free meal at a restaurant. For a starving young man starting his own company, any dinner was a step above the Ramen noodles he usually feasted on. Read More

  • Stories of hope and salvation motivate children's ministers

    by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Thursday, July 16, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    MAYHILL, N.M. (BP) -- The landscape of every ministry has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. And yet, finding ways to get the good news of the Gospel to the hearts of people is an unchanging priority, according to Matt Henslee, pastor of Mayhill Baptist Church in Mayhill, N.M.

    That includes the hearts of children too. Inquisitive young voices are still asking questions, many times prompted by the changes they've observed in their world and their family routines. Read More

  • 'It's on me,' SBC leaders and pastors say of baptism decline
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Thursday, June 18, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- Several Southern Baptist leaders, missionaries and pastors are voicing a unified response to the continuing decline of baptisms across the Southern Baptist Convention: "It's on me."

    In the face of a steady, 20-year decline, a new video released by the North American Mission Board (NAMB) emphasizes the need for Southern Baptists to take both responsibility and action for sharing the Gospel in North America. Read More

  • Jewish woman accepts Christ after watching livestreams during COVID-19, drives hour for baptism
    by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, May 22, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    GULFPORT, Miss. (BP) -- "Don't live in fear anymore," Lisa Cohen Huff recalls hearing while half asleep in bed one morning at her Hattiesburg home. "Here's the door. All you've got to do is step through," she heard the next morning.

    Huff grew up Jewish. But even before the COVID-19 pandemic largely shut down onsite worship, she had begun watching livestreamed worship and devotionals by First Baptist Church in Gulfport, an hour south of her home. The pastor there, Jimmy Stewart, was a childhood friend of her husband Pope Huff, who was a Christian. Read More

  • IMB church planter in Italy baptizes in bathtub
    by Reid Karr, posted Monday, March 16, 2020 (3 years ago)

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    ROME (BP) -- Although the actual number of people infected by COVID-19 (coronavirus) remains rather small when compared to the world's population, the responses to it have effectively shut down many parts of the world. In Italy, for example, the government continues to set stricter measures in order to stem the spread of the virus, that has infected (at the time of writing this) more than 10,000 people and killed more than 600.

    Italy is also a country that has experienced years of decreasing birth rates and is now considered an elderly country; the death rate in Italy is reflecting that reality. Currently travel is severely restricted, and stores and restaurants are all to remain closed until further notice. Only grocery stores and pharmacies are permitted to remain open, with some industries operating with restrictions. Going to a friend's house for lunch or dinner is not allowed. Read More

  • BAPTISM SUNDAY: Ministry on the ball field
    by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Wednesday, March 04, 2020 (3 years ago)

    Photo courtesy of Blair Graham
    DURHAM, N.C. (BP) -- Blair Graham met Greg and Becca Welch while he was serving as a baseball coach in a community league.

    Greg Welch was a coach of an opposing team, but the two began a friendship as the season progressed.

    Graham is pastor of stewardship and generosity at The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., where Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President J.D. Greear is pastor. Read More