Posts published in “Mississippi”

Seminar to assist ministers with fundamental financial matters

Seminar to assist ministers with fundamental financial matters

April 8, 2024

By Lindsey WilliamsWriting Specialist Addressing crucial IRS requirements and tax issues pertinent to churches and ministers, the Church Financial Leaders Seminar will gather at Garaywa…

Easthaven church dedicates the Haven Cross

Hundreds attend the dedication of the Haven Cross at Easthaven Church, Brookhaven, on Good Friday, March 29. (Photo credit: The Haven Cross/Facebook.com)

Easthaven church dedicates the Haven Cross

April 5, 2024

Mississippi Mission:Dignity® recipients again receive 13th check thanks to Mississippi Baptists

Mississippi Mission:Dignity® recipients again receive 13th check thanks to Mississippi Baptists

April 4, 2024

2024 Ministry Assistants Conference makes spirits bright with a springtime Christmas

Seventy ministry assistants attended the Ministry Assistants Conference & Training from March 18-19 at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

2024 Ministry Assistants Conference makes spirits bright with a springtime Christmas

April 1, 2024

Choctaw Retreat offers safe space for youth and families to find hope

Teenagers gather together for the second annual Choctaw Youth Retreat from March 8-10 in Biloxi. (Photos credit: Matthew Gaddy)

Choctaw Retreat offers safe space for youth and families to find hope

March 25, 2024

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