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Background checks remain essential part of reopening kids ministries

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As churches begin to regather and eventually restart their children’s ministry during COVID-19, leaders should keep other unseen dangers in mind—like sex abuse. A LifeWay Research study found more than 1 in 10 Protestant pastors say someone…

Explainer: What you need to know about the Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court case

What just happened? In a 6-3 ruling of a consolidated group of cases styled Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court expanded the definition of “sex” to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.…

Doing VBS Differently This Year

Hello ministry friends, I hope this finds you well and finding creative ways to do children’s ministry for your church families. With so many uncertainties, it is definitely hard to make CONCRETE plans. Group gatherings may be out of the…

Digital curriculum helps church groups stay connected while socially distanced

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As the coronavirus spread across the country and across North Carolina, Dwight Horrell decided to do something he’d never done before in his nearly 50 years of teaching Sunday School—take his class online. His church, Haw Bluff…

IMB postpones volunteer trips through June 30, personnel ‘shelter in place’

International Mission Board senior leaders have directed IMB missionary personnel around the world to postpone hosting any ministry volunteer groups through June 30, leaders announced Wednesday, March 25. Consideration of missionaries hosting volunteer teams beyond June 30 will be reviewed…

IMB recommends mission volunteers postpone travel

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- In light of the continuing global expansion of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus), the International Mission Board's coronavirus task force and senior leadership recommend that mission volunteers from U.S. churches postpone international mission-trip travel through April 30.…

Two ultrasound machines, hundreds of lives saved

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is Jan. 19, 2020, in the Southern Baptist Convention. NASHVILLE (BP) — Amory's life changed forever when she saw those two blue lines on the pregnancy test. Thinking it was a false positive,…

Tokyo and Southern Baptists Prepare for Olympics and Rugby World Cup

by Caroline Anderson The world will converge on Tokyo, Japan, twice in the span of a year for two international sporting events, the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Olympics. Southern Baptists and their local church partners in Tokyo…

IMB trustees appoint missionaries, name presidential search committee

By Julie McGowan International Mission Board President David Platt reiterated his desire that the 173-year-old missions agency stay on course for taking the gospel to the darkest, hardest-to-reach places while trustees begin the search for his successor, he told the…

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