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