Posts published in “Mississippi”

‘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

By Lindsey WilliamsWriting Specialist On May 7, the annual Mississippi Baptist Senior Adult Choir Festival is set to take place at Meadow Grove Church in…

BSU Spring Conference overflows with God’s faithfulness

College students from across the state pack the Mississippi State BSU in Starkville for the BSU Spring Conference. (Photo credit: Collegiate Ministries)

BSU Spring Conference overflows with God’s faithfulness

March 5, 2024

Prominent Miss. Bible scholars to teach at Preaching Conference this spring

Dr. Wayne VanHorn, Professor of Christian Studies and Dean of School of Christians Studies and the Arts at Mississippi College, speaks during the 2022 Preaching Conference at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Prominent Miss. Bible scholars to teach at Preaching Conference this spring

February 29, 2024

Student leaders gather for Super Summer Planning Retreat

Nearly one hundred leaders gathered for the Super Summer Planning Retreat at Garaywa Camp & Conference Center on Feb. 27. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Student leaders gather for Super Summer Planning Retreat

February 28, 2024

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Executive Committee meeting update

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Executive Committee meeting update

February 27, 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