- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 April 11, 2025

Cooperative Program dinners celebrate past, inspire future

Jeff Iorg, President/CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, speaks during the Cooperative Program dinner at First Church, Madison, on April 5. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Cooperative Program dinners celebrate past, inspire future

April 11, 2025

By Tony MartinEditor The Stewardship Department of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) hosted three dinners celebrating 100 years of the Cooperative Program. The Southern…

IN THE MARGINS: When the heart lies

IN THE MARGINS: When the heart lies

April 9, 2025

Greed fuels sports gambling industry, ethicist says

RaShan Frost, director of research at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and teaching pastor at Centerpoint Church, North Charleston, S.C., addresses the Summit on Sports Gambling at Travis Avenue Church, Fort Worth, on April 7.

Greed fuels sports gambling industry, ethicist says

April 8, 2025

Diverse ethnic SBC fellowships issue joint statement on immigration

Diverse ethnic SBC fellowships issue joint statement on immigration

April 8, 2025

Explore the Bible: April 13

Explore the Bible: April 13

April 8, 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