By Ken Camp Baptist volunteers along the U.S.-Mexican border are providing temporary emergency care and other services for a sudden flux of unaccompanied children from Latin America who entered the United States without documentation. Federal authorities detained the undocumented children…
Prayer and resistance
Just after seeing Jesus transfigured, the disciples run into a little trouble. A man with a boy possessed by a demon approaches them to cast out the demon. The disciples try, gathering a big crowd along the way, but they…
10 things you need to know about multisite churches
By Robert Dilday Some church health observers say the multisite church is becoming the new norm in America. A snapshot of the phenomenon, drawn from research by Generis and the Leadership Network, reveals: • The total number of multisite churches…
CBF names global missions coordinator
By Bob Allen A missions strategist with experience in urban ministry has been named global missions coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Steven Porter, 41, a lecturer in missions and global Christianity at George W. Truett Theological Seminary in Waco,…
Starbucks initiative boosts Baptist work in Thailand
By Bob Allen An American Baptist missionary couple’s 25-year work to improve life among the hill tribes of Northern Thailand got a major boost when Seattle-based Starbucks opened its first Community Store outside the United States last May in Bangkok….
Water missions surge as churches see spiritual connection
By Jeff Brumley Water, it seems, is all the rage. Experts say the demand for global mission projects focused on providing clean water has become unquenchable as churches increasingly see water as one of the most efficient means of meeting…
A celebration
She is young, energetic and smart. She wants to study genetics. Her English is broken, but she is absolutely determined to make it perfect. She realizes that coming to the US was a chance in a lifetime. He is a…
Learning to listen
I am afraid of well-meaning Christians. This is probably because I am one myself, but it is also because I encounter well-intentioned Christians all the time. They have a vision for all the good they could do to other people….
Former WMU leader Willene Pierce dies
By Bob Allen Willene Pierce, a former leader in Woman’s Missionary Union and the Baptist World Alliance, who in 1997 launched a full-time ministry with Native American women, died March 18. Pierce, 71, accepted Christ in 1952 during a revival…