- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 May 15, 2025

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board welcomes three new employees

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board welcomes three new employees

May 15, 2025

By Tony MartinEditor The Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) is pleased to announce the hiring of three new employees, who will begin their service in…

Celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program ‘moments,’ opportunity for ‘sacred effort’

Dozens of pastors, SBC officers, state Baptist convention leaders, SBC ethnic leaders and others gathered to commemorate Southern Baptists' adoption of the Cooperative Program 100 years ago in Memphis. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program ‘moments,’ opportunity for ‘sacred effort’

May 15, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: Faith, stigma, and the silent struggle — a Christian response to mental health

IN THE MARGINS: Faith, stigma, and the silent struggle — a Christian response to mental health

May 14, 2025

Explore the Bible: May 18

Explore the Bible: May 18

May 14, 2025

Bible Studies for Life: May 18

Bible Studies for Life: May 18

May 14, 2025

Barna report highlights
openness to faith among
Americans who reject God
A surprising openness to faith among Americans who currently reject God has been shared in a new report from George Barna, director of research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. The American Worldview Inventory 2025, titled “Millions Admit They Could Be Persuaded That God Exists — Under the Right Conditions,” finds that one-third of doubters are “completely open” to belief if approached with a credible, personal explanation, Barna shared in a released statement. An additional 38% “might be open” — totaling over 50 million spiritually restless Americans. Shockingly, 40% of those who reject God still identify as Christians, the report said. Many attend church or read the Bible, Barna noted, yet deny the God they engage with. Most rejections of spiritual authority, he said, occur before age 22, highlighting the critical role of early worldview development. — The Baptist Paper