Posts published in “Mississippi”

Anniversary of Disaster: Rolling Fork Rising offers homes, hope, and holistic help to impoverished families

First Rolling Fork invites the community to celebrate Christ's resurrection on the Easter following the tornado of March 24, 2023 (Photo Credit: Tony Martin)

Anniversary of Disaster: Rolling Fork Rising offers homes, hope, and holistic help to impoverished families

March 22, 2024

By Lindsey Williams Writing Specialist On Friday, March 24, 2023, at 8:08 p.m., an F4 tornado unexpectedly formed just eight miles from town. Only eight…

KidMin Toolbin equips leaders to build strong kids ministry

Caroline Lindsey leads a breakout session during KidMin Toolbin at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton.

KidMin Toolbin equips leaders to build strong kids ministry

March 22, 2024

Nominees sought for Miss. Baptist Convention posts

Nominees sought for Miss. Baptist Convention posts

March 19, 2024

Church planter perseveres for decades of faithful service in the Delta

Victory Temple Church, Greenville (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Church planter perseveres for decades of faithful service in the Delta

March 15, 2024

Mississippi pastors catch a vision for Phoenix

Mississippi Baptists pray for the city of Phoenix atop Dobbins Lookout Mountain during a recent vision journey through the MBCB Missions Mobilization department. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Mississippi pastors catch a vision for Phoenix

March 12, 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