- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 October 11, 2022 - Page 175

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Leland Speed Scholarship at MC to cover full tuition

LELAND SPEED SCHOLARSHIP — Blake Thompson (left), president of Mississippi College in Clinton, announces the full-tuition scholarship program named in honor of Leland R. Speed, longtime supporter of the Baptist-affiliated university in Clinton. Joining Thompson for the Oct. 10 announcement on the Clinton campus were Speed’s widow Bessie (second from left), along with her son Warren (right) and his wife Marla (second from right). (Photo credit: Mississippi College)

Leland Speed Scholarship at MC to cover full tuition

October 11, 2022

CLINTON, Miss. (Special) – Mississippi College (MC) on Oct. 10 announced the first-of-its-kind, full-tuition scholarship program named in honor of Leland R. Speed, one of…

IMPACT gets high marks from planners, participants

MAKING AN IMPACT — Louis Zinc (standing), student pastor at First Church, Oxford, leads discussion on the topic of youth and salvation during the Aug. 25 IMPACT Training session at Calvary Church, Tupelo. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

IMPACT gets high marks from planners, participants

October 10, 2022

Deaf conference confronts ministry needs, interpreter shortage

PRAISING THE LORD – More than 140 Deaf Christians gathered Sept. 23-24 at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton for the 2022 Mississippi Baptist Conference of the Deaf annual meeting. (Photo credit: Vickie Stuart)

Deaf conference confronts ministry needs, interpreter shortage

October 10, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Moving from brokenness to wholeness

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Moving from brokenness to wholeness

October 6, 2022

Miss. Baptist volunteers mobilizing, heading to Florida

HURRICANE IAN — Remnants of Hurricane Ian move across the eastern U.S., as of the morning of Oct. 4. (Satellite imagery credit: NOAA)

Miss. Baptist volunteers mobilizing, heading to Florida

October 5, 2022

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