Posts published in “Mississippi”

Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters

Church planting trainers gather together April 7–9 for the Send Network Training Map at William Carey University. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters

April 23, 2025

By Megan YoungAssociate Editor Church planting is not a one-size-fits-all process — neither is training church planters. Each church planter has a unique calling that…

2025 Preaching Conference exhorts from the Gospel of Luke

Dr. Joseph Bird, dean of the Cooper School of Missions and Ministry Studies at William Carey University, presents on the background of Luke during the 2025 Preaching Conference. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

2025 Preaching Conference exhorts from the Gospel of Luke

April 21, 2025

‘Garaywa Galaxy Girls’ shine for God’s glory at Mother-Daughter Weekend

(Photo credit: Mississippi Baptists Women Facebook)

‘Garaywa Galaxy Girls’ shine for God’s glory at Mother-Daughter Weekend

April 15, 2025

Reports for new Mississippi nonprofit filing requirement due on or before May 15

Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Reports for new Mississippi nonprofit filing requirement due on or before May 15

April 15, 2025

2025 Bible Drill Tournament Winners

2025 Nine-Year Bible Drill Scholarship Tournament Winners (from left): First Place: Chandler Leach, Star Church/Rankin; Second Place: Calvin Smith, Liberty Church/Smith; Third Place: Jerusha Dasary, First Church, Clinton/Metro; and Fourth Place: Seth Dorroh, Emmanuel Church/North Central.

2025 Bible Drill Tournament Winners

April 15, 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