- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 January 24, 2025

Send Network church plant meets needs in aftermath of L.A. fires

The Abiding Church members pray for fellow church members who lost their home in the recent Los Angeles wildfires. (Photo credit: Robert Jordan)

Send Network church plant meets needs in aftermath of L.A. fires

January 24, 2025

PASADENA, Calif. — When Trenton Mueller moved from Tennessee to Southern California to begin the church planting process, he never would have imagined his journey…

Coastal churches, NOBTS have fun in the snow while continuing ministry

A snowball fight breaks out in front of Leavell Chapel on the campus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. (Photo credit: NOBTS)

Coastal churches, NOBTS have fun in the snow while continuing ministry

January 22, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: Letting go and pressing forward

IN THE MARGINS: Letting go and pressing forward

January 22, 2025

‘Discern’ addresses pressing need for more ministers

Students worship during the Discern conference Jan. 11 at Garaywa Camp & Conference Center in Clinton. (Photo credit: Ken Hall)

‘Discern’ addresses pressing need for more ministers

January 21, 2025

Explore the Bible: January 26

Explore the Bible: January 26

January 21, 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