April 2026 Top Five
The Baptist Resource Network's Elizabeth Benge highlights the top five resources and opportunities for April 2026.
BRN churches asked to participate in SBC Worship Survey
Worship through song is a vital weekly practice for many of our Southern Baptist churches across the nation and right here in Pennsylvania and South Jersey. To help foster this essential ministry, the SBC Worship Research Committee is conducting a survey and asking all SBC churches — including BRN churches — to participate.
Exec Dir Barry Whitworth shares prayer prompts for pastors
Burdened that prayer is necessary for God to move in Pennsylvania/South Jersey, Barry Whitworth, executive director of the Baptist Resource Network, shares three ways prayer can serve those who attend your church.
Woven Women Good Reads: Wisdom for Parenting by Sharonda Cooper
Wisdom for Parenting by Sharonda Cooper is not your typical parenting book. It’s not a how-to guide or a manual for raising successful children. It’s a book written to help mothers at any age or stage pursue biblical wisdom and ground their identity in Christ as they dedicate their parenting to him.
Woven Women: The God who outlasts all empires, reflections of Job in Egypt
Kingdoms will attempt to rise, but they will all fall, and any strength or power they attain is allowed by God and God alone. Melissa Small of SBC Virginia reflects on the God who outlasts all empires during a recent trip to Egypt and lessons learned in the book of Job.
Fifth annual Advance Conference equips for all arenas of evangelism on 3.16
On March 16, 2026 (3.16), the Baptist Resource Network welcomed 183 guests and 50 churches to the fifth annual Advance Evangelism Conference at Calvary Church in State College, Pa.
2026 Advance Conference Photo Gallery
On March 16, 2026 (3.16), the Baptist Resource Network hosted its fifth annual Advance Conference at Calvary Church in State College, Pa. The day was spent reflecting on the power of the Gospel and equipping the whole church to share the Good News of Jesus. Thank you to everyone who joined us for Advance!
This Week in the BRN Family 03.19.26
The BRN hosts its fifth annual Advance Conference; churches host events to encourage and equip; and we celebrate new life in Christ through baptism - it's a great week in the BRN Family!
Welcome to the BRN Family: Pastor James Han, Story College Church
Following the call of the Lord and his passion for college ministry, Pastor James Han and his family moved to Pennsylvania in 2025 to lead Story College Church and reach college students in the Philadelphia area. Please join us in welcoming Pastor Han and his family to the BRN Family!
‘It was a great day,’ Whitworth and Anderson recap Advance 2026
'It was a great day of God's people being together to be encouraged to be on mission for sharing Jesus Christ,' say Drs. Barry Whitworth and Larry Anderson, who share an exciting recap of the March 16, 2026, Advance Conference in State College, Pa.