Pastor recalls Riley Leonard as ‘the most humble kid you’ve ever met’
FAIRHOPE, Alabama (BP) – Ryan Smith remembers the scene after Riley Leonard’s team at Fairhope High School lost a big game against a major rival.
Steady, faithful service the key to making an impact for Christ, Iorg tells Union graduates
JACKSON, Tenn. – Juleah Carl of Highland, Illinois, transferred to Union to pursue her major in film studies through a lens of faith. One of 221 graduates who received their degrees Dec. 14 during commencement exercises for the university’s 200th graduating class, Carl is thrilled with her choice.
Florida joins South Dakota, Nebraska in defeating pro-abortion amendments
NASHVILLE (BP) – Florida became the first state to defeat a pro-abortion ballot initiative when voters on Tuesday (Nov. 5) rejected Amendment 4, which would have made abortion a constitutional right.
Amendment 3 would make Missouri ‘most pro-abortion state,’ opponents say
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP) – Missouri Baptists are battling to defeat a ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion in the state’s constitution and radically alter the abortion landscape in the Show Me State.
Florida Baptists urge rejection of state’s ‘deceptive and extreme’ abortion amendment
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – A ballot initiative in Florida would drastically loosen the state’s restrictions on abortions, according to Southern Baptist leaders and other pro-life advocates who are highly critical of the measure and are asking voters to reject it.
Johnson Ferry’s family mission trip exposes children to Gospel service
MARIETTA, Ga. (BP) – When Allison Young was 10 years old, she moved to Hong Kong with her missionary parents. That significant life change sparked in Young a love for missions that continues to the present – and that she wants to extend not just to other individuals, but to entire families.
Youth event at Florida church thrives with focus on discipleship
CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (BP) – An annual youth evangelism event at First Baptist Church had been slowly dwindling when Tyler Pearce started as student pastor four years ago.
Special spaces for art, hospitality spark spiritual conversations at Olympics
PARIS (BP) – At first, Adam Moore was a little skeptical about one of the Olympics outreach strategies in which his mission team was participating.
‘God first’ commitment fuels Armstrong’s Olympics outlook
PARIS, France (BP) – His Instagram account proclaims “GOD FIRST!” and U.S. Olympic swimmer Hunter Armstrong tries to be faithful to that description whether he’s winning gold medals or not.
Baptist mission teams use upcoming Olympics to connect, evangelize in Paris
PARIS (BP) – With the Olympic Games opening in Paris later this week, Southern Baptists have already been working in and around the city, capitalizing on the event as a bridge to spread the Gospel.
