‘He taught the Bible every Sunday from World War II to COVID’

By Greg Alexander You have probably heard it said that “we are living in unique times.” Everyone's generation can lay claim to that phrase to some extent. But with respect to the youth and college culture of our day the…

By Greg Warner The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will reconsider a recent change to its purpose statement that deleted language about Jesus Christ and evangelism. The revised statement was part of several amendments to the Fellowship's constitution and bylaws that were…

The International Mission Board honored 39 retiring Southern Baptist missionaries for their ministries July 17 during a special service of recognition at the IMB's Missionary Learning Center in Rockville. The missionaries represented a combined total of 1,215 years of sharing…

By Erich Bridges Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board updated the board's strategic goals and objectives during their July 18-20 meeting at the Missionary Learning Center in Rockville. The new strategy plan reflects major commitments the board…

By Shawn Hendricks With a variety of Bible storybooks scattered around their house, Paul and Madge Vosteen, members of Derbyshire Baptist Church in Richmond, enjoy teaching their three children Scripture whenever they can. They contend it's never too early to…

By Diane Smith ‘We've been coming to Family Missions Week for six years. My son, who is 14, chose not to play All-Stars baseball this summer because he did not want to miss Family Missions Week. I came here because…

By Roy Smith Just 21 miles from the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, the world's worst civilian atomic disaster in history, children play in the little village of Kovpyta in rural Ukraine. From the looks of things, they…

Part-time Youth Director: First Baptist Church of Virginia Beach is seeking a part-time Youth Director. Please send résumé with qualifications background and experience to First Baptist Church of Virginia Beach, Attn: Personnel Committee, 401 35th St., Virginia Beach, VA 23451…