- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 February 10, 2023

Discern weekend gives voice to calling out the called

Discern weekend gives voice to calling out the called

February 10, 2023

By Tony MartinAssociate Editor Discern, a weekend retreat for high school and college students who believe they are sensing a call to the Gospel ministry,…

Explore the Bible: February 12

February 10, 2023

Bible Studies for Life: February 12

February 10, 2023

2023 Miss. Baptist State Evangelism Conference refreshes, inspires

EVANGELISM CONFERENCE – Participants in the 2023 Mississippi Baptist State Evangelism Conference Jan 29-30 at Brandon Church, Brandon, hear a message from Jamie Dew, president of Southern Baptists’ New Orleans Seminary in New Orleans. (Photos credit: Bart Lambright).

2023 Miss. Baptist State Evangelism Conference refreshes, inspires

February 8, 2023

Miss. Baptist student ministers attend Conclave

YOUTH MINISTRY CONCLAVE – The Kyle Edenfield Band from West, Ga., leads worship at the Youth Ministry Conclave Jan. 19-21 at the Chattanooga Conference Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Photo credit: NAMB) 

Miss. Baptist student ministers attend Conclave

February 7, 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