Posts published in “Mississippi”

WCUCOM earns high marks from U.S. News & World Report

Dr. Italo Subbarao (center) pauses for a photo after a press conference with colleagues and medical students from WCU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine on April 14. (Photo credit: William Carey University)

WCUCOM earns high marks from U.S. News & World Report

April 15, 2025

For the fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report gave William Carey University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine high marks. In the 2025…

Cooperative Program dinners celebrate past, inspire future

Jeff Iorg, President/CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, speaks during the Cooperative Program dinner at First Church, Madison, on April 5. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Cooperative Program dinners celebrate past, inspire future

April 11, 2025

Ministry Assistants Conference & Training equips ‘ministry partners’

The winning team poses for a photo after participating in the mission-themed escape room “The Great Pursuit,” led by a former International Mission Board (IMB) missionary, at the Ministry Assistants Conference & Training at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center. (Photo credit: Lindsey Williams)

Ministry Assistants Conference & Training equips ‘ministry partners’

April 2, 2025

‘We need each other’: Retreat brings together Chinese churches from across the state

Over 200 people attended the Chinese Churches of Mississippi Retreat at the Chinese Christian Church of Greater Jackson from March 14 – 16. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

‘We need each other’: Retreat brings together Chinese churches from across the state

March 31, 2025

Hispanic pastors address challenges amid turbulent season of ministry

A group of 50 Mississippi Baptist Hispanic pastors, their wives, and children, gathered at Lake Tiak-O’Khata for their annual retreat March 7-8. (Photo credit: Cosme Arana)

Hispanic pastors address challenges amid turbulent season of ministry

March 28, 2025

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