Posts published in “Mississippi”

Discern equips students to understand, follow call to ministry

Students ask questions during a panel discussion at Discern on January 6 at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton. Panelists include (from left): Stephen Wright, International Mission Board missionary; Dannie Waller, student ministry associate at First Church, Tupelo; Aubree Williams, associate student minister at First Church, Jackson; Dr. Donnie South, co-pastor of 3:16 Church, Canton, and pastor of Good Hope Church, Camden; and Dr. Greg Belser, senior pastor of Morrison Heights Church, Clinton. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Discern equips students to understand, follow call to ministry

January 9, 2024

By Megan YoungAssociate Editor Calling out the called was the focus of the sixth annual Discern retreat which brought 49 ministry-minded high school and college…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A Christmas not taken for granted

Wyatte Church volunteers pack Christmas bags for Mississippi inmates. (Photo credit: Jo Ann Hancock).

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A Christmas not taken for granted

December 22, 2023

International church reaches refugees in “the most diverse square mile in America”

Vision Journey participants visit with a Christian Pakistani family during a trip to Clarkston, Georgia. Missions Mobilization offers opportunities to go on Vision Journeys such as this one throughout the year. (Photo credit: Chad McCord)

International church reaches refugees in “the most diverse square mile in America”

December 20, 2023

Vision clinics open ministry doors to 1,300 inmates in Mississippi

A team comprised of members from several Missouri Baptist Convention churches use vision ministry as a platform for sharing the gospel to inmates at Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman). (Photo courtesy of The Pathway)

Vision clinics open ministry doors to 1,300 inmates in Mississippi

December 18, 2023

MBCB Presidents, Hurt and Mitchell, look forward to another impactful year

Board members meet for the Executive Committee meeting, Dec. 5, at Central Hills Baptist Retreat. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

MBCB Presidents, Hurt and Mitchell, look forward to another impactful year

December 15, 2023

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