by Sharon Mager | Jun 9, 2025 | disability ministry, sexual abuse prevention
By Tom Stolle Sexual assault is an epidemic in America. Per The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. That should get your attention! It’s horrifying. It’s...
by Sharon Mager | May 28, 2025 | My BCM/D Family
May News Highlights This month, we see churches busy planning for the future and celebrating their past! They’re seeing growth, partnering with businesses and striving to be obedient to God, and love each other and their communities! “Declare his glory among the...
by Sharon Mager | May 27, 2025 | Cooperative Program
SBC leaders gather for a Declaration of Cooperation to mark the Cooperative Program’s 100th anniversary By Brandon Porter MEMPHIS (BP) – The Ellis Auditorium was brand new May 13, 1925, when Southern Baptists met on a spring afternoon and voted to begin the...
by Sharon Mager | May 27, 2025 | Perspective
A Lesson in Love: When Ministry Gets Messy By Tom Stolle About ten years ago, I met a couple at a local restaurant. Their son was with them. He was 21 years old and was affected by developmental and intellectual disabilities. The young man’s parents struck up a...
by Sharon Mager | May 27, 2025 | Men
By Sharon Mager DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — BCM/D’s 2025 Men’s Conference drew hundreds of men to Riva Trace Baptist Church, Davidsonville, on May 17. Men arrived cheerfully, greeting each other as men do, shaking hands, slapping backs, and hugging. They responded to...
