Annual ‘Rose Sunday’ marks new academic year at Judson College

September 20, 2012

Participants in Judson College’s 97th annual “Rose Sunday” service Aug. 26 were happy to find a clear morning in Marion as they walked the

OneLife changes lives by taking wells, Living Water to Bihar, India

September 20, 2012

Aaron Blanton rubs the sleep from his eyes as he slides from his bunk on an overnight train to Patna, India. The trip, scheduled at

WMU announces new young women’s outreach

September 20, 2012

The national Woman's Missionary Union has announced myMISSION, a new, primarily web-based organization for young adult women in missions. Jean Roberson, national WMU ministry consultant,

The Importance of a Brown Bag

September 20, 2012

It is 2:35 Friday afternoon. Excited first- and second-graders begin bursting through the doors of Tri-C Elementary School in Carterville, Ill., eager to begin their

No single worship style trumps another, state leaders say

September 20, 2012

It is an unchallenged assumption. Churches with a casually dressed preacher and guitar- and drum-driven worship songs are essential to a vibrant church, and if

Organ provides ‘thrilling sound’ with ‘soul’

September 20, 2012

There are times, Shaun King said, when worship music should be energetic, light or joyful. That’s when instruments like pianos, drums and guitars do the

‘Default standard’ contemporary worship style may not be only option for success

September 20, 2012

It’s a recurring scenario in America’s Christian congregations. As members grapple with their church’s future — eager to increase attendance or renew spiritual energy —

SBDR seeks help from volunteers after Isaac

September 17, 2012

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is seeking help with mud-out and assessment as it concentrates on clean-up, recovery and roof repairs for Hurricane Isaac victims, confident