Missionaries David and Elany Clark developed a heart for church planting while David was studying at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2022, they officially launched S.E.E.D. Church in Roseville, Michigan.
Send City Missionaries Jonathan and Melissa Parnell serve in the Twin Cities, St. Paul and Minneapolis, in Minnesota to train and encourage fellow ministry couples as they reach their cities with the Good News of Jesus.
Missionaries Tanner and Naomi Devereaux planted Imago Dei in Omaha, Nebraska, to reach a diverse community of both college students and middle-aged residents.
According to a recent study done by Lifeway Research, pastors believe discipleship is important but may not have a specific plan for discipleship or a way to measure its effectiveness.
Jessica Mathisen, a former elementary school teacher and a foster, adoptive and biological mother, shares three ways foster parents can teach their kids that God loves them when settling into a new home.
Missionaries Austin and Amy Mathis moved back to their hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2021 to plant Grace Church.
Lifeway encourages all SBC churches - including those in Pennsylvania/South Jersey - to report their VBS numbers from the 2025 Vacation Bible School season. Reporting these numbers is a powerful part of your ministry's impact!
Missionaries Andrew and Beth Hipps prayed for years to establish a crisis pregnancy center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Eventually they helped establish the ELM Pregnancy Center, which now has seven care teams across Thailand.
Chuck Lawless, dean of doctoral studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, encourages pastors who are leading churches facing revitalization to evaluate their circumstances by considering 10 key questions.
After being prompted to pray for the churches and leaders in the Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC), Harold Best, south region consultant for the KBC, suggests five steps to help your church thrive in 2025.