On Dec. 5-6, 2025, more than 500 community and church members gathered at Fellowship CrossPoint Church in Chesterfield, New Jersey, to pack 150,000 meals for their annual Hunger Stops with Us outreach. The service opportunity led to many gospel conversations amongst volunteers.
Just before Christmas, Reclamation Church Greensburg, a church plant located in Greensburg, Pa., utilized a BRN Evangelism Grant to host a Christmas party for their youth group, where more than 10 students heard the gospel and the true meaning of Christmas.
January 16-17, Steel City Church in Pittsburgh took a group of college students to North Carolina for WinCon, a conference designed to equip and encourage the next generation of Christ followers. The group returned refreshed and ready to take the Gospel to their campus and to the nations!
Pastor Ricky Wilson of Christian Faith Fellowship in Downingtown, Pa., urges churches to 'remember and share' George Liele's legacy by observing the George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Sunday on Sunday, February 1.
Send Philly hosts fourth annual Prayer on the Parkway; several BRN churches install new leaders; and the new year kicks off with multiple baptisms - it's an exciting week in the BRN Family!
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief continues their efforts to respond to Hurricane Melissa damage in Jamaica by extending volunteer pool to other partner SBDR states. Service opportunities now available for SBDR teams January-March.
These priorities include advancing Kingdom partnerships and recognizing cooperative missions.
In 'Elders and Leaders,' author Gene A. Getz lays the historical and biblical groundwork for the position of elder within the church body and shares how he has seen these principles applied over the years.
Now in its third edition, "Developing a Vision for Ministry" by Aubrey Malphurs strives to offer church planters, pastors, and ministry leaders concrete help with crafting vision statements and encouraging growth within their church walls.
Chuck Lawless, dean of doctoral studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, offers a quick self-evaluation for church leaders to consider at the beginning of the new year.