Mississippi cell-phone drive benefits missions

February 16, 2006

How do you get kids involved in missions? The answer came to Heywood Washburn in an unusual place — some 35,000 feet above the Earth’s

Possibilities still growing to reach Thailand after tsunami

February 9, 2006

Sunset painted a glorious reddish glow across the placid water lapping the beach at Khao Lak, Thailand. The view calms the mind, quiets the heart

Trustee says IMB used press to silence dissent

January 26, 2006

RICHMOND, Va. — A new staff policy, which gives trustees of the International Mission Board (IMB) power to censor news stories about their work, reportedly

IMB seeks to oust trustee; trustee claims IMB leader target of attack

January 19, 2006

International Mission Board (IMB) trustees are seeking the removal of one of their own, Wade Burleson of Oklahoma — a first for any Southern Baptist

Raids against Baptists continue in Turkmenistan

January 12, 2006

DEYNAU, Turkmenistan — Public raids are continuing against Baptists in Turkmenistan. On Dec. 17, a prayer meeting of a Turkmen-speaking registered Baptist church in Deynau

Film tells story of slain missionary and tribe transformed

January 5, 2006

In the movie “End of the Spear,” 8-year-old Steve Saint watches as his missionary pilot father, Nate Saint, builds a miniature yellow airplane such as

Year in Review

January 5, 2006

Disaster, devastation and death cannot be avoided when reflecting on 2005. But alongside the destruction were Alabama Baptist volunteers reaching out to make a difference