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Lake Lure church’s partnerships, faithful obedience transform South Sudan ministry • Biblical Recorder
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (681+ words) LAKE LURE, N.C. — Over the last 12 months, a Rutherford County church of about 130 members has helped plant a church, establish a Bible college and construct a school building in South Sudan. This fall, the church will send a team to dedicate…...
Pastors report growing attendance, but fewer unchurched newcomers • Biblical Recorder
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1178+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Looking out at those gathered for a weekend worship service, around half of pastors say their congregations have grown. Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report the average worship service attendance at their church has increased…...
Fortify Initiative equips church leaders to protect, even as they build • Biblical Recorder
1+ week, 5+ day ago (759+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — The Scripture verse printed on the front of a resource from the Fortify Initiative may not seem the most obvious choice for an effort focused on protecting the vulnerable. One might expect a verse about children or sheep....
Georgia church’s mission team takes gospel to streets, campuses in DC • Biblical Recorder
2+ week, 4+ day ago (879+ words) BUFORD, Ga. — A mission team from Everlove Baptist Church of Atlanta returned from Washington, D.C., with a renewed confidence that God can use any believer, anywhere, to share the gospel. The team, made up of nine adults and seven students…...
Smallest, largest churches see strongest discipleship scores, according to Lifeway Research • Biblical Recorder
2+ week, 4+ day ago (954+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The size and location of a church may reveal more than we realize about the discipleship of its churchgoers. The latest Lifeway Research analysis of State of Discipleship study data finds churchgoers in the smallest and largest congregations,…...
Florida church invests in gospel work, future leaders in Cuba • Biblical Recorder
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1468+ words) CHIPLEY, Fla. — When Pastor Mike Orr returned from Cuba and stood before First Baptist Church Chipley to share what he had witnessed, he presented his congregation with a need. The Baptist seminary in Havana was growing. More students were coming…...
MedAdvance 2026 unites health care professionals to IMB missions • Biblical Recorder
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1264+ words) LUTZ, Fla. — More than 300 health care professionals, students, church leaders, missionaries and volunteers gathered at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Aug. 13-15 for MedAdvance 2026, a conference designed to help believers use their medical skills and professional expertise to advance the gospel…...
Pastors, churchgoers say their congregation is multigenerational • Biblical Recorder
3+ week, 4+ day ago (548+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — When pastors look out from the pulpit and congregants glance around the pews, most say they see a church with people from across the generations. Almost 4 in 5 pastors (78%) and 9 in 10 churchgoers (91%) believe their church is multigenerational, with a…...