Baptist History
Joseph Willis
First to preach the gospel west of the Mississippi by Thomas Ray The life of Joseph Willis reads more like fiction than the real-life experiences of a man who was born a slave, served with […]
Articles by admin
President Perspective
The good therapy of thanksgiving
by Linzy Slayden Outlook has a great deal to do with outcome. If our attitudes are wrong, no doubt everything else will also be wrong! The person who is in the habit of complaining will […]
Worldwide Missions
Missionary Care: Part three
by Jon Konnerup Missionary Care, when done well, provides a strategic way to fulfill both the Great Commandment and the Great Commission — strengthening missionaries to effectively love people, evangelizing, discipling, and planting churches, as […]
Church Planting
Good news from a church planter
by Wayne Guinn I’m still rejoicing in the afterglow of the January Church Planting School in San Antonio, TX. We had an outstanding group of church planters, and among those was 29-year-old Brent Cunningham, along […]
Baptist Bible College Update
Scholarships at BBC!
by Mark Milioni Great news! A very gracious gift from an estate earlier this year has made it possible for us to offer new scholarships and awards to students enrolling at BBC. Pastoral Leadership Scholarship […]
Global Partners
Missionary Training
by James G. Smith, Associate Mission Director How were you trained and prepared for the ministry that you are doing? How could we do a better job training the next generation of missionaries? Those were […]
Feature Article
Congo civil war prisoner now a pastor
by Elmer Deal with Mike Randall I have witnessed the sad and tragic effects of civil war in the Congo for much of the 55 years I have served in Africa. Pastor Gregoire, Deacon Constantine, […]
Urban Current
Out my window
by Charles Lyons “Out my window” sounds funny when you stop and listen to the phrase. Is it correct? Sounds all wrong grammatically. I’m missing a preposition. Should it be “Out of my window?” “Out […]
Baptist History
Robert Smith
The Courageous Martyr by Thomas Ray I could find no record of Robert Smith’s parents or the time and place of his birth, however, his education and position in society clearly indicates he came from […]
On the Table
World-changers
by Keith Bassham We sometimes promote ourselves as potential world-changers, but we forget we are also competing with other world-changers. Since we last went to press, the world changed in major ways without my efforts. […]