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  Tom Elliff nominated to lead International Mission Board

  Tom Elliff, a longtime Oklahoma pastor and former missionary, has been nominated to be president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board.

  02/17/2011 - By Marv Knox

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  Church membership trends unchanged

  Pentecostals, Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses gained ground, mainline churches continued to decline and growth in the largest two denominations — Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists — remained stagnant, according to new statistics compiled by the National Council of Churches.

  02/16/2011 - By Administrator

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  Baylor’s Baptist Center designed to preserve, celebrate heritage

  The Baptist Studies Center for Research at Baylor University, approved by the Baylor board of regents at their February meeting, will preserve the 400-year global heritage of Baptists through a virtual depository of important Baptist documents, photographs, books and other collections.

  02/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Baylor regents vote to allow non-Baptists on board (Updated)

  The governing body of Baylor University, the world’s largest Baptist academic institution, now may include Christians who are not Baptists.

  02/11/2011 - By Administrator

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  Looking to find your center of creativity? Unplug

  I’ve long thought that the image of God in which we are made is creativity. A request from my 8-year-old caused me to wonder if our fascination with gadgets and technology is keeping us from discovering our creative center.

  02/11/2011 - By admin

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  For relationships, technology can be two-edged sword

  Though some social media users make decisions that destroy relationships, many counselors remain convinced Facebook holds too much potential for good to abandon it altogether.

  02/11/2011 - By admin

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  Technology unites missionaries, families around the world

  Missionaries say new technology is bridging the thousands of miles between home and the mission field, often for free and in real time.

  02/11/2011 - By admin

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  Teen website changes lives through laughs

  The interactive format of "The Doug and Jon Show" provides a safe haven for young people to laugh, share thoughts, open up about their challenges and be introduced to Jesus Christ.

   

  02/11/2011 - By admin

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  Recognize children’s digital proficiency, but be alert to dangers

  When it comes to digital communication, children are natives, and their parents are immigrants. And that puts parents at a distinct disadvantage in protecting children from online danger, according to the president of a nonprofit advocacy group devoted to guarding children from Internet pornography and predators.

  02/11/2011 - By admin

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  Churches view social networking as ministry tool

  With the Internet closing in on television as Americans’ main source of national and international news, churches increasingly are viewing social-networking applications like Facebook as ministry tools.

  02/11/2011 - By admin

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  Is the prodigal generation gone for good, or will they return to faith?

  Drew Dyck didn’t lose the Christian faith of his childhood when he became an adult, but he noticed lots of others did. He talked to some of those who’ve left the faith for his recent book, Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Faith … and How to Bring Them Back.

  02/10/2011 - By admin

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  Pottsboro church wonders, ‘What will God do next?’

  Excitement grips the congregation at Georgetown Baptist Church in Pottsboro—not only because a huge debt has been paid, but also due to expectation of God’s next blessing.

  02/10/2011 - By admin