Officials of China’s Shandong province are requiring students and their families to complete surveys detailing information about each individual’s religious beliefs and activities.
Steve Thompson has retired from full-time ministry after serving 30 years as associate pastor of education and administration at Woodmont Baptist Church, Florence.
Jessica Keyes, children’s ministry director at First Baptist Church Reeltown, credits a neighbor’s rooster as a catalyst for starting a writing career that now includes four books.