Posts published in “Mississippi”

Mississippi Baptist Foundation offers scholarships for 2024/2025 award year

Mississippi Baptist Foundation offers scholarships for 2024/2025 award year

March 11, 2024

Upcoming juniors and seniors at one of Mississippi’s three Baptist colleges/universities, or who might be pursuing a master’s degree at one of the six seminaries,…

Hispanic pastors and wives find support, encouragement during retreat

Hispanic pastors, wives, and their families gather together on the shore of Lake Tiak-O’Khata, Louisville, for the annual Hispanic Pastors and Pastors’ Wives Retreat. (Photo credit: Hasten McKissick)

Hispanic pastors and wives find support, encouragement during retreat

March 8, 2024

MBCB leader named to Mississippi Top 50

MBCB leader named to Mississippi Top 50

March 8, 2024

Singing Churchmen lead in worship across North Mississippi

The Mississippi Singing Churchmen perform during their Spring Tour at North Greenwood Church, Greenwood, on March 5. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Singing Churchmen lead in worship across North Mississippi

March 7, 2024

‘They have worth in worship’: Senior Adult Choir Festival set to fill choir loft in May

Members of First Church, Biloxi, perform during the Senior Adult Choir Festival. (Photo credit: Worship Ministries)

‘They have worth in worship’: Senior Adult Choir Festival set to fill choir loft in May

March 6, 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