- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 June 23, 2022

Burnett tapped as next William Carey University president

NEW LEADER – Retired federal judge Charles Pickering (left), vice chairman of the William Carey University (WCU) board of trustees, and Jimmy Stewart (right), chairman of the WCU board and senior pastor of First Church, Gulfport, congratulate Ben Burnett upon his selection by the trustees as the next president of the Baptist-affiliated school based in Hattiesburg. (Photo credit: WCU)

Burnett tapped as next William Carey University president

June 23, 2022

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Special) – William Carey University (WCU) administrator Ben Burnett will succeed the retiring Tommy King on Aug. 16 as president of the Baptist-affiliated…

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McLaurin: ‘Love each other despite our disagreements’

McLaurin (Photo credit: Van Payne/The Baptist Paper)

McLaurin: ‘Love each other despite our disagreements’

June 17, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Bury your head in the sand

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Bury your head in the sand

June 17, 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