Foster care ministry: If not the church, then who?
More than 10 years ago, members of Cross Church in Surprise began to explore how they could minister to kids in foster care. What started out with just a few interested…
Hispanic churches minister to homeless people
Each Saturday morning, members of Centro Cristiano De Alabanza y Adoración in Phoenix seek homeless people who are in miserable and often potentially threatening places: under bridges, in parks and…
Churches reach through online engagement
It took three Facebook ads to convince LaRey Bond to give The Church at Estrella in Goodyear a try. The first ad for a seafood broil piqued her interest, but…
Council approves 2024 CP formula, hears financial update
The Convention Council of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists approved a Cooperative Program distribution formula for 2024, received a financial update and heard a report from Executive Director…
Statisical analysis looks back at the last 10 years
David Johnson, who will celebrate his 10th anniversary as executive director of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists on June 1, reported on a statistical analysis of Arizona Southern…
IMB Journeyman from Arizona sees we’re in it together
When Southern Baptists send out church members to serve in faraway places, they don’t send them alone. While the community surrounding sent-out ones may take a different form, each member…
Fighting the Good Fight at Zona Men Retreat
Biblical manhood grows best in a group where “there’s no condemnation, but there’s lots of accountability.” So explained Tierce Green while speaking at ZonaMen 2023 in Williams on April 28-30.…
Christian Challenge’s Propel inspires, equips leaders
Christian Challenge exists to engage college students with the Gospel, grow them through intentional one-on-one discipleship and raise up the next generation of servant leaders for Christ’s church. Propel, Christian…
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