Archived Episodes

Churches are beginning to send mission teams back to the field. Through the Send Relief serve tour, thousands of believers from 65 churches gathered to participate in a serve event in Memphis in late February. And a portion of a Bible Study posted on Baptist Press, focuses on God’s faithfulness as it highlights the transition of leadership that occurred between Moses and Joshua.

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is marking the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade with their Road to Roe 50 initiative. O.S. Hawkins was celebrated in Dallas last week as he wraps up 25 years of leading GuideStone. And Paul Miller offers an idea of what a just end to the war between Russia and the Ukraine might look like.

As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee from the Russian oppression being forced upon them, Polish Christians and Southern Baptist workers are ready to care for them. And Emery and Lillie Polelonema were members of First Baptist Church in Ritchfield, Utah when they became involved in a ministry for the Hmong, who had settled in the area as refugees following the Vietnam War.

The number of churches that have returned to meeting in person following the pandemic stands at 98 percent. 94 percent of pastors surveyed said they offered some sort of online livestream during the pandemic. And most U.S. Protestant pastors say their churches are also restarting small groups, student ministry and kids ministry.

A pair of cadets at the U-S Military Academy in West Point, New York recently placed their faith in Jesus Christ and it led them to some chilly water…literally. Churches should know about their community; having the right data will help. And four reasons American Christians should be concerned about the situation in Ukraine.

Churches across the United States are raising their voices and their prayers on behalf of the people of Ukraine. And when life’s storms brew, people respond in various ways.

Americans are curious about the religious devotion of others and are willing to discuss the topic, but most say they rarely have conversations about faith. The Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, Ukraine, that God is using the resources of the school in western Ukraine to help refugees of the war. And a Facebook Marketplace exchange created a Gospel opportunity for a pastor.

In an online event hosted by the ERLC, a group of panelists addressed racial reconciliation. President Biden has made a historic nomination of federal appeals court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. And for many pastors, the temptation to idolize prominence and success has always been there but has intensified during the pandemic.

As Russian grounds troops move into Ukraine, a seminary located in the Ukrainian capitol is looking for ways to a point of light for Christ. And Send Relief is urging those who want to help those affected and displaced by the invasion to give financially.