The blast that shook Beirut had the same power of a 3.5 magnitude earthquake and could be heard as far away as the island of Cyprus, some 150 miles away. So far, 5,000 injuries and 137 deaths have been confirmed,…
We would all say that prayer is powerful and hopefully, we all want it to be a main focus in our churches, but I don’t think I really understood the power of prayer until I went to the mission field.…
Quarantine. Lockdown. Unable to leave your apartment. Not exactly the ideal recipe for large-scale gospel sharing in difficult-to-reach Spain, where less than 0.5 of 1% of the population have a personal relationship with Christ. Enter God into the equation, though,…
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…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- As Southern Baptists, we have one thing that unites us. At our core is the passion to take the Gospel of Christ to those who have never heard. We work together toward that common goal. As…
EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Chitwood is president of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board. October is Cooperative Program Emphasis month in the Southern Baptist Convention. Learn more about CP at www.sbc.net/cp. RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- As I near the first…
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and I am with…
by Karen L. Willoughby—Reprinted with permission from Baptist Press— HAMILTON, Va. (BP) — “When I came here, we had a lot of money in the bank, and we needed to fix that,” said Steven Carne, pastor of Hamilton Baptist Church…
During the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, the SBC of Virginia partnered with International Mission Board missionaries, Korean Baptists, Liberty University, and the Outreach Bible Project to share booklets that included the Book of John and the Book…