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Raceway volunteers use 10-second conversations to share Christ
DAYTONA (FBW)—Central Florida Raceway ministry volunteers have about 10 seconds with most race fans to influence them with the Gospel, according to Grey Scofield, ministry Read More Urban Impact Center staff lead fellow workers to Christ
HIALEAH (FBC)—Cuban immigrant Mariela Hernandez moved to Miami in need of a new job and found one that changed her family’s life for eternity. The family was Read More Jump for Joy benefits Liberian children
TAMPA (FBC)—How can jumping rope in Tampa, make a difference in lives of students in Liberia, Africa? Amy Kiefer, GA leader for Carrollwood Baptist Church, devised such a plan after Read More Rural church relocates to larger facility
FORT OGDEN (FBW) -- The days of worshiping in a triple wide and baptizing in a cattle trough are almost over for First Baptist Church in Fort Ogden, as they broke ground for a new 52,000 square foot Read More 2005 Clyde Maguire Ministers Wives recipient dies
PENSACOLA (FBC)- The 2005 Recipient of the Clyde Maguire Ministers' Wives Award, Cascile Middleton Knight, died Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Pensacola after an extended illness. She was Read More Senior adults at ‘Hopes Harvest’ feed 40-50 families a month
CANTONMENT (FBC)—Forty-nine million Americans, including 17 million children, are food insecure according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The food insecurity paints a Read More Judge rules against Liberty Counsel intervention in Santa Rosa schools case
PENSACOLA (FBW)—After a federal judge refused to let Christian Educator’s Association International intervene in a matter between the Santa Rosa County School District and the American Civil Read More Atlanta Braves outfielder supports FBCH in Haiti relief
LAKELAND (FBCH)—Atlanta Braves outfielder Matt Diaz was doing some work at his Winter Haven home several weeks ago when he heard his old elementary school mentioned on the news. When Read More

Bryant Wright to be nominated SBC president in Orlando
ORLANDO (FBW) – Bryant Wright, senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the June SBC annual meeting Read More AAEO: NAMB commissions 30 in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BP)—Against the backdrop of a land as rugged and wild as it is spiritually lost, the North American Mission Board commissioned 30 new missionaries and chaplains, many of whom will Read More IMB trustees seek prayer for presidential search
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)—The International Mission Board’s presidential search committee continues to narrow down its field of candidates to select the organization’s 11th president. The committee has Read More Executive Committee discusses GCR Task Force process
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Regular processes of the Southern Baptist Convention will be followed if the convention’s messengers approve the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s recommendations, Read More EC actions include 1-year seminary reallocation to aid NOBTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee approved a request Feb. 23 from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to include full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment Read More 'Giddyup' for a ride to Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LCR)—Despite the onset of snow and ice, almost 900 VBS leaders came to Nashville with summer on their minds. Vacation Bible School 2010, titled "Saddle Ridge Ranch," was the focus Read More Enlistment Tips for VBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (LCR)—It seems to be true in all churches. Big, small, city, country, contemporary or traditional—VBS directors say one of their hardest jobs is enlisting Read More GuideStone releases Ministers Tax Guide
DALLAS (BP)-The annual Ministers Tax Guide for 2009 Returns has been released by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The tax guide details recent changes to Read More

AAEO: Colorado Springs not a ‘Christian mecca’ missionaries say
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (NAMB)—What could be better than serving as a North American Mission Board missionary in picturesque Colorado Springs? After all, the city of 380,000 Read More AAEO: Reaching Students at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NAMB)—Mike McQuitty has almost always seen himself as a missionary. He gave his life to Christ at the age of six and in high school, realized he loved ministry work and especially Read More AAEO: Missionary reaches out with ‘word and deed’ in Uptown Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. (NAMB)–Two blocks east of the “El” Train Red Line in Uptown Chicago, a lady named Susan limps from under a covered bus stop. “That’s my spot. I was here. I just had to sit Read More What Missionaries Say About Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
Read More PRAY! for our missionaries
2010 Annie Armstrong Easter Oferring Prayer Read More END TIMES: Scholars differ on what the Bible says about the subject
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—When it comes to the end of time, at least one thing is certain: Southern Baptists have a variety of opinions. And according to leading Baptist theologians, nearly all of Read More END TIMES: Is there a generational gap?
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)—As a 6-year-old growing up at a time when Hal Lindsey’s “Late Great Planet Earth” was holding sway in Southern Baptist churches, Jerry Johnson was fascinated by the talk of end Read More END TIMES: Explaining dispensationalism
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--Lamar E. Cooper is the interim president, as well as executive vice president, provost and professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, at Criswell College in Dallas. He is also a Read More

Raceway volunteers use 10-second conversations to share Christ
DAYTONA (FBW)—Central Florida Raceway ministry volunteers have about 10 seconds with most race fans to influence them with the Gospel, according to Grey Scofield, ministry Read More Urban Impact Center staff lead fellow workers to Christ
HIALEAH (FBC)—Cuban immigrant Mariela Hernandez moved to Miami in need of a new job and found one that changed her family’s life for eternity. The family was Read More Jump for Joy benefits Liberian children
TAMPA (FBC)—How can jumping rope in Tampa, make a difference in lives of students in Liberia, Africa? Amy Kiefer, GA leader for Carrollwood Baptist Church, devised such a plan after Read More Rural church relocates to larger facility
FORT OGDEN (FBW) -- The days of worshiping in a triple wide and baptizing in a cattle trough are almost over for First Baptist Church in Fort Ogden, as they broke ground for a new 52,000 square foot Read More 2005 Clyde Maguire Ministers Wives recipient dies
PENSACOLA (FBC)- The 2005 Recipient of the Clyde Maguire Ministers' Wives Award, Cascile Middleton Knight, died Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Pensacola after an extended illness. She was Read More Senior adults at ‘Hopes Harvest’ feed 40-50 families a month
CANTONMENT (FBC)—Forty-nine million Americans, including 17 million children, are food insecure according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The food insecurity paints a Read More March 21: When members insist on their own way - 1 Corinthians 8:1-4, 7-13; 10:31-33
Since moving to Graceville in 1968 to teach at what was then Baptist Bible Institute, but now the Baptist College of Florida, I have been privileged to serve in 47 interim pastorates in some 35 Read More March 21: Amazing deliverance - Exodus 12:1-14
Outside of the moment that I called upon Christ to deliver me, August 6 is the most important day in my life. On August 6, I received as my wife in marriage a precious gift from God to me. My wife Read More

March 21: When members insist on their own way - 1 Corinthians 8:1-4, 7-13; 10:31-33
Since moving to Graceville in 1968 to teach at what was then Baptist Bible Institute, but now the Baptist College of Florida, I have been privileged to serve in 47 interim pastorates in some 35 Read More March 21: Amazing deliverance - Exodus 12:1-14
Outside of the moment that I called upon Christ to deliver me, August 6 is the most important day in my life. On August 6, I received as my wife in marriage a precious gift from God to me. My wife Read More March 14: When immorality comes to church - 1 Corinthians 5:1-2, 9-13; 6:15-20
We should not be surprised when, not if, immorality comes to church. Jesus chose twelve men, one of whom betrayed Him, and all of whom abandoned Him at His trial. When the church came into its Read More March 14: Knowing God - Exodus 5:1-3; 6:6-8
God created humans for a divine purpose. God created in His image for a relationship with Him. One of the major themes in this section of Scripture is "the knowledge of God." In the context of Read More March 7: When members won’t get along - 1 Corinthians 1:10-15, 26-29; 3:1-4
Baptists long have wrestled with the problem of members who cannot get along. In difference of opinion about moral issues, early Baptists frequently solved the problem by putting it to a vote. For Read More March 7: God remembers and calls - Exodus 2:23 to 3:10, 19-20
The book of Exodus recounts the departure of the Hebrews from bondage in Egypt. The message of the book expresses theological truths beyond the historical miracle. Exodus celebrates God as Sovereign Read More FEBRUARY 21: What’s On Your Mind? - Colossians 3:1-14
Have you noticed that what’s on our minds depends on what time of day and what day of the week it is? On Monday morning for adults in the work force, the day begins with a groan. For those of us who Read More FEBRUARY 21: Prayer: Key to Life - Mark 14:32-39, 41-50
I found that the quickest and best way to learn about another person is through listening to the individual pray. I learned to pray as a new believer in high school as I listened to senior adults Read More