Georgia Mission of Mercy (GMOM), a free dental clinic for low or no-income adults, decided to set up camp at First Baptist Church Woodstock on Aug. 12-13.
'Courageous' opens Sept. 30 Churches urged to use film in challenging, encouraging fathers By Whitney Jones Published August 25, 2011
"Courageous," the next film from the makers of "Fireproof," is more than an excuse to eat movie theater popcorn - it is a challenge for both fathers and churches.
When I first heard about the death of Osama bin Laden from people at the mosque in my neighborhood, I was in shock. Little did I know we were both living in the same country - Pakistan.
The number of those in Georgia without a relationship with Christ is growing at an alarming rate, and a connection to the need for more generosity in the pew cannot be overlooked.
Summer missions conjures up different images for different individuals, such as leading a campfire worship service or teaching Bible stories at a Vacation Bible School. But sometimes the real world breaks into that idyllic setting, along with some lightening bolts and rolling thunder.
The offering at the 2011 SBC Pastors' Conference reached nearly $200,000, or twice the announced $100,000 goal, an organizer of the event has announced.
New Orleans Seminary President Chuck Kelley recently announced two new scholarships - one for bi-vocational ministers and another for African-American students. Money for the scholarships was donated by a Louisiana-based family foundation.
Southern Baptists have become advocates of a massive church planting movement. We have been told that new churches grow faster than old churches, that the best way to push back the darkness is to establish new churches.
The Open Door By J. Robert White, Executive Director GBC Published August 25, 2011
Last week I had the joy of participating in the President's Generosity Summit banquets held at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cartersville, Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins, and Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta.
The barbarians among us By Dick Staub, c. 2011 Religion News Service Published August 25, 2011
I love the cartoon that shows a hapless customer in a bookstore facing three shelves. One is labeled FICTION. The next is NONFICTION. The third: NOT SURE.