- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 May 7, 2025

Explore the Bible: May 11

May 7, 2025

Be Equipped • 2 Peter 1:3-8; 18-21 By Arthur Story In this week’s lesson from 2 Peter 1, we see three foundational building blocks of…

New report reveals ‘significant decline in Christian affiliation, rise in non-Christian faiths’

New report reveals ‘significant decline in Christian affiliation, rise in non-Christian faiths’

May 6, 2025

Mississippi’s Baptist Children’s Village ‘compelled by compassion’

Youth Detention Intervention Program staff put together bags for detained youth. (Photo credit: Baptist Children's Village)

Mississippi’s Baptist Children’s Village ‘compelled by compassion’

May 5, 2025

African American pastors urged to ‘lead the charge in evangelism’ at conference

Pastors and leaders gathered together April 25-26 for the African American Leadership Conference at Calvary Christian Oak Forest Baptist Church in Jackson. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

African American pastors urged to ‘lead the charge in evangelism’ at conference

May 2, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: How to fail forward

IN THE MARGINS: How to fail forward

May 2, 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