Posts published in “Mississippi”

Martin to retire as editor of The Baptist Record

Tony Martin is honored at a retirement party at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board on Dec. 4. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Martin to retire as editor of The Baptist Record

December 27, 2025

By Megan YoungAssociate Editor Tony Martin, editor of The Baptist Record, journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention, is set to retire at the end of…

Students use holiday break to serve others during Christmas in the Delta

BSU students conduct a prayer/toy drive for the staff of MSP-Parchman during Christmas in the Delta. (Photo credit: Sam Ivy)

Students use holiday break to serve others during Christmas in the Delta

December 22, 2025

MC professor and wife exemplify prolific faith in the face of ALS diagnosis

Dr. Parke delivers a pre-recorded benediction at the Mississippi Baptist Convention’s 189th Annual Meeting in October. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

MC professor and wife exemplify prolific faith in the face of ALS diagnosis

December 19, 2025

FIRST-PERSON: The best day of the semester

Robert Hyde (left) and NOBTS Provost Norris Grubbs pose following Hyde's graduation from the doctor of ministry program Dec. 12. (Photo credit: NOBTS)

FIRST-PERSON: The best day of the semester

December 16, 2025

BMCU and WCU partner to create medical and pharmacy pathways for students

Representatives of Blue Mountain Christian University and William Carey University sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Dec. 2.

BMCU and WCU partner to create medical and pharmacy pathways for students

December 12, 2025

ERLC releases practical
guide addressing artificial
reproductive technologies
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has released a new practical guide designed to help churches navigate the topic of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). The free guide, released Tuesday (Feb. 24), is titled “Desiring Children: A Practical Guide to Addressing Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Church.” It contains a theological framework addressing the topic of ARTs from a biblical worldview and offers answers to practical scenarios that ministry leaders may face or have faced regarding the topic. The guide also contains a list of additional resources on ARTs from a variety of Christian sources. The guide was written by the ERLC research team, led by RaShan Frost, ERLC director of research and senior fellow. “The desire to have children of one’s own is a good and natural desire that recognizes the gift sons and daughters are to our families and our societies. Unfortunately, due to the fall in Genesis 3, the desire to have children is often complicated by the devastating reality of infertility,” Frost wrote in the guide’s forward.