Stories Evangelizing, discipling and growing believers in Panama City Beach Brooke Mannion Jan 10, 2023 0 In his first three months as lead pastor, Ethan Jago welcomed 17 new members and baptized 10 new believers at 5…
Stories ‘Sending’ churches engage in community Brooke Mannion Dec 19, 2022 0 What can a church do when it desires to reach its local community but isn’t sure where to start? That’s the…
Stories Music minister walks for 24 straight hours to raise money for missions Florida Baptist Dec 15, 2022 0 For Jon Tyner, minister of music at Olive Baptist Church, worship and missions go hand in hand. That’s why Tyner…
Stories Three churches, three languages, three conduits for spreading the gospel Marian Rizzo Dec 12, 2022 0 Three churches on one campus, reaching three distinct people groups, is a glimpse of God’s work at its finest,…
Stories ‘Rough roads’ lead to gospel impact Brooke Mannion Dec 9, 2022 0 The seven-person team from First Baptist Church in Crestview traveled on “rough roads, through mud and rocks” in a…
East Missionaries aren’t ‘super-Christians’: How God uses ‘normal people’ to do His… Garold Smith Dec 7, 2022 0 Jared Mitcham believes that most people have the wrong impression of missionaries. Rather than seeing missionaries…
Stories Korean pastor called from retirement to plant church Garold Smith Dec 21, 2022 0 Pastor Jongha Park planned to retire, but God had other plans. He had been in ministry since 1996, serving as…
Stories It takes a team to plant a church, says Lakeside Church pastor Zack Potter Marian Rizzo Dec 2, 2022 0 Planting a church requires more than a man with a mission, admits Zack Potter, pastor of Lakeside Church in Winter…
Stories Called, prepared, and provided for: New Vietnamese Baptist church launches in… Garold Smith Nov 3, 2022 1 No one knew there was a need for a new Vietnamese church in Jacksonville, but when a Vietnamese businessman moved…
Stories Singles Minister Returns to Hometown to Plant New Church Marian Rizzo Nov 1, 2022 0 Daniel Helms loved his hometown of Palatka (pop. 10,000), where everybody knew everybody and sports were a major…
Stories Redemption Orlando seeks to reach the ‘dechurched’ David Moore Sep 27, 2022 0 When Redemption Orlando launches as a new church plant in October, its goal is to reach those who have fallen away…
Stories ‘Meet people … meet needs …meet Jesus’ Jessica Pigg Sep 13, 2022 0 "We want to meet people, so that we can meet needs, with the hope that they will meet Jesus,” said Church Planter…
Stories Mission:Dignity recipients in Florida ‘eternally grateful’ for 13th check Jessica Pigg Dec 14, 2022 0 Bernice Kirkland served alongside her pastor-husband until he passed away in 2010. Her late husband, Ezra L.…
Stories DR tapering down Hurricane Ian response/watching Tropical Storm Nicole Margaret Colson Nov 8, 2022 1 Even as Florida Baptist Disaster Relief leaders and volunteers are beginning to taper down their Hurricane Ian…
Disaster Relief State of Florida provides Southern Baptist Disaster Relief with $400,000 in… Margaret Colson Oct 28, 2022 0 Southern Baptist Disaster Relief has been awarded $400,000 in funding from the Florida Disaster Fund to help the…
Stories ‘Churches Helping Churches’ in Daytona Beach area after Ian David Moore Oct 20, 2022 0 A day after Ian dropped more than 19 inches of rain in the Daytona Beach area, the pastor and members of City Light…
Stories Hurricane Ian recovery efforts continue Jessica Pigg Oct 20, 2022 0 Hurricane Ian passed through Florida three weeks ago, but the lengthy recovery task will continue in the days,…
Stories SBDR volunteers near 500,000 meals prepared, provide relief for hundreds of… Florida Baptist Oct 18, 2022 2 As Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) nears 500,000 meals prepared in the wake of Hurricane Ian, volunteers…
Children Say YES to VBS! Kelley Pekarek Dec 19, 2022 0 Vacation Bible School, or VBS, remains one of the most popular ways for churches to reach their community and…
East Missionaries aren’t ‘super-Christians’: How God uses ‘normal people’ to do His… Garold Smith Dec 7, 2022 0 Jared Mitcham believes that most people have the wrong impression of missionaries. Rather than seeing missionaries…
Stories Rest, restore, renew: The value of sabbaticals Garold Smith Nov 30, 2022 0 Sabbaticals are often associated with tenured professors taking a semester off to write, do research or study…
News 2022 Florida Baptist State Convention Sermons Florida Baptist Nov 15, 2022 0 Watch the 2022 Florida Baptist Pastors' Conference and State Convention sermons here!
Stories BCF Trustees receive reports/look toward future Sandra Richards Nov 4, 2022 0 In an Oct. 18 meeting, the Board of Trustees of The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville received reports from…
Stories Fifty years later, Bill Hughes still passionate about student ministry David Moore Nov 2, 2022 0 When Bill Hughes first began working in student ministry back in 1972, he had no idea that it would be his life’s…