Do you want to have lasting impact? asks Whitworth
Dr. Barry Whitworth, Baptist Resource Network executive director, invites BRN churches to participate in the annual LovePASJ Prayer and Offering for Missions.
Welcome to the BRN Family: Pastor Brendan Byham, Faith Community Church Lakeside
Please join us in welcoming Brendan Byham, senior pastor of Faith Community Church Lakeside in McMurry, Pa., to the BRN family! Pastor Brendan comes into this role after seeking a part-time ministry opportunity. He has been serving the church since March 2025.
Grief leads widow to international missions
When her husband died, Sue Foster’s world was upended, until she felt the Lord calling her to long-term service in international missions.
Embrace and Embody: Three Ways to Create a Culture of Evangelism
National Director of Women’s Evangelism at the North American Mission Board Catherine Renfro examines our call as believers to share the Gospel by offering three things Jesus embraced and embodied to create a culture of evangelism among His disciples.
Woven Women Good Reads: ‘Christ Centered Conflict Resolution’ by Tony Merida
Akiko Sachs, wife of Pastor Ken Sachs of God's Field Church in Ambridge, Pa., reviews “Christ Centered Conflict Resolution: A Guide for Turbulent Times" by Tony Merida, a book that looks at how to handle conflicts in a healthy, Christ-like manner.
Woven Women: What the world sees
The world looks upon what is visible, while the Lord sees the heart. What opportunities does this limited vision cause us to miss? What surface level insights are we supposing to be true when below the surface there is a hurting heart? Mary Landis, BRN Women's Ministry Consultant, considers these questions and shares a personal testimony of the Lord seeing her heart.
CP Stories: Nathan and Stephanie Crandall, Thailand
IMB missionaries Nathan and Stephanie Crandall serve in Chiang Rai, Thailand, leading a church that started with a few drops of sweat and a CrossFit style gym.
This Week in the BRN Family 07.31.24
Mission teams take the gospel to the nations; Summer outreach continues across PA/SJ; and we rejoice over baptisms - it's a great week in the BRN family!
From campus to home: a campus missionary’s legacy and shift in next gen ministry
Kim Carson, former collegiate missionary at California University in California, Pa., retired from her ministry position with the NewLife campus ministry at Cal U at the end of the 2025 spring semester. Carson recalls her fondest moments of pouring into the next generation and shares the next gen ministry the Lord is calling her to next.
August 2025 Top Five
The Baptist Resource Network's Elizabeth Benge shares the top five resources and opportunities for August 2025.