Category: Culture & Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University Welcomes New Executives in Residence to the Paul Dickinson School of Business

by Bryan Painter | Sep 17, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Oklahoma Baptist University has announced the appointment of two distinguished leaders as...

Faith and Blue in Action

by Bob Nigh | Sep 16, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature, Missions & Church | 0

What began as a ministry to help support a single police officer amid a difficult time in 2020,...

OBU President Thomas Delivers Annual Convocation Address on Aug. 28

by Bryan Painter | Aug 28, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Oklahoma Baptist University President Dr. Heath A. Thomas delivered the annual Convocation address...

OBU Students Receive C.W. Riley Memorial Honors Scholarship

by Bryan Painter | Aug 27, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Scholarships are often about so much more than money. For example, the C.W. Riley Memorial Honors...

Collegiate Week Aligns Students, Leaders for Campus Ministry

by Jacob King | Aug 26, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Days before the start of a new school year, more than 1,730 college students and leaders gathered...

Hundreds of OBU Students Volunteer for “Serve Shawnee” on Aug. 19

by Bryan Painter | Aug 20, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

About 300 Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) students, including freshmen, transfers and...

Ministry Leader in Focus: Augusta “Gus” Smith, Director of Native Praise Choir

by Staff | Aug 20, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Can you talk about how you got involved in music and how you got involved in the Native Praise...

OBU Welcomes New, Returning Students to Campus on Move-In Day, Aug. 17

by Bryan Painter | Aug 19, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Oklahoma Baptist University celebrated the arrival of new and returning students on Saturday, Aug....

Heartland Worship 2024: Uniting Worship Leaders for a Day of Insight, Inspiration, and Fellowship at OBU

by Bryan Painter | Aug 13, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Worship ministry leaders from across the heartland are invited to gather for the Heartland Worship...

Pastors pray for ‘God’s peace to break through’ after assassination attempt

by Scott Barkley | Jul 15, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

UTLER, Pa. (BP) – It happened for Bob Hurd and others at a wedding reception on the evening of...

Churchgoers Believe Public Perception of Christians is Declining in the U.S.

by Aaron Earls | Jun 28, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Most churchgoers believe Christians have a good reputation with Americans in...

Blessed by churches

by Griff Henderson | May 22, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

For 33 years, I have served in Oklahoma Baptist churches. The last four years have taught me much...

Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief responding in Sulphur, other tornado-impacted areas of state

by Staff | Apr 28, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Disaster Relief, Feature, News | 0

Photo: Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Chaplains and Damage Assessors are now in areas of...

Lifeway Research: 4 questions to better understand your nonreligious neighbors

by Aaron Earls | Mar 18, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Around 1 in 4 Americans are nonreligious, so some people far from God are near your church. What...

Lifeway Research: Navigating a changing world

by Hannah Anderson | Feb 16, 2024 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

In a recent survey, Lifeway Research explored the reasons people switch church congregations. For...