Huntsville church plant ‘called to give hope’ to low-income community March 26, 2019 Jarman Leatherwood says he can sum up his church’s story in four words — “from mortuary to miracle.” The mortuary part isn’t figurative either. Five Read More
Cost concerns: churches, pastors face questions about pay, insurance and benefits March 26, 2019 By Grace Thornton The Alabama Baptist As Mike Jackson travels around the state meeting with churches in transition, he says one question comes up more Read More
Ragsdale celebrates 30 years as pastor of Mount Zion, Alexandria March 25, 2019 When Garry Ragsdale first came to Mount Zion Baptist Church, Alexandria, in 1989 he was the church’s only staff member. “It would take me two Read More
Elderly Bible study leader threatened with eviction after discussion of hell March 25, 2019 YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — Officials with the California Department of Veterans Affairs are threatening to evict an 84-year-old widow from the California Veterans Home unless she Read More
Kenyan pastor attacked by Muslim extremists after prayer service March 24, 2019 GARISSA, Kenya — The Somali pastor of an underground church in Kenya near the Somali border suffered a broken thigh bone and other injuries after Read More
Phoenix ‘church at the box office’ reaches millennials at local cineplex March 24, 2019 A church plant that meets in one of the theaters in a cineplex may not be big news. Except when a church plant impacts so many Read More
Burton encourages pastors to equip their congregations for gospel sharing March 24, 2019 One in 10 people you share Christ with will be born again. That’s an encouraging statistic, David Burton said, because if no one’s responding keep Read More
University of Alabama pitcher uses baseball as platform for faith March 23, 2019 Motivated by a coach who told him in the eighth grade he would not amount to anything in baseball, Connor Shamblin was named 2018 Tennessee Read More