Category: Feature

Ada Community Rallies to Help Pastor Amid Need for Kidney Donation

by Staff | Dec 9, 2025 | Feature | 0

ADA—The Christmas season is all about giving, helping others and community. In early November, the...

Loughridge to Deliver OBU Winter Commencement Address Dec. 13 at Recreation and Wellness Center

by Bryan Painter | Dec 8, 2025 | Feature | 0

Jerome Loughridge, executive director of the Aspen-Kern Program on Leadership and Character in...

First-Person: Following a Higher Plan

by Jacob King | Dec 5, 2025 | Feature | 0

From the moment I stepped into Gotebo, First, I felt something guiding beyond my own plans. My...

2026 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday Resources now Available for churches

by Staff | Dec 4, 2025 | Family & Society, Feature | 0

Since 1984 pastors, churches and pro-life organizations across the United States have been using...

What is the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering?

by Staff | Dec 3, 2025 | Feature, Missions & Church | 0

On July 7, 1873, Charlotte “Lottie” Moon was appointed as a missionary to China. She dedicated her...

When Women Link Arms: How Collaboration Shapes Our Calling

by Staff | Dec 2, 2025 | Editorial, Feature | 0

I never knew one yes would lead me into a statewide sisterhood of leaders, mentors, and friends....

WEEK OF PRAYER: Korean American missionaries transform lives in home country

by IMB Staff | Dec 1, 2025 | Feature, Missions & Church | 0

This article was originally written by IMB Staff and published to IMB.org. EDITOR’S NOTE: This...

Native American Christians honor leaders, search for men to replace them

by Karen Willoughby | Nov 29, 2025 | Feature | 0

This article was originally written by Karen L. Willoughby and published to the Baptist Press....

Tokyo Deaflympics provides abundant gospel opportunities for Southern Baptists and partners

by Stella McMillian | Nov 28, 2025 | Feature, Missions & Church | 0

This article was originally written by Stella McMillian and published to IMB.org. Above: Suncica,...

Thanksgiving and what to know about giving thanks

by Staff | Nov 27, 2025 | Feature | 0

This article was originally written by David L. Chancey and published to the Baptist Paper. A...

Five Ways to Bless Others This Thanksgiving

by Aaron Earls | Nov 26, 2025 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

This article was originally written by Aaron Earls and published to LifewayResearch.com. This Thanksgiving, we can shift our focus to others by incorporating some of these ideas into our Thanksgiving traditions. We can miss...

OBU to Celebrate Annual Hanging of the Green on December 6

by Bryan Painter | Nov 25, 2025 | Feature | 0

SHAWNEE—The Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) Division of Music will present the annual Hanging of...

12 Reasons to Love the Senior Adults in Your Church

by Chuck Lawless | Nov 24, 2025 | Feature | 0

This article was originally written by Chuck Lawless and published to ChuckLawless.com....

10 Statements I Wish Someone Had Said to Me when I was a Teenager

by Chuck Lawless | Nov 22, 2025 | Feature | 0

This article was originally written by Chuck Lawless and published to ChuckLawless.com. It’s been...

Turning up the temperature: How pastors influence the church’s prayer climate

by Kie Bowman | Nov 21, 2025 | Church Toolbox, Feature | 0

As the spiritual leaders of the local church, pastors can adjust the prayer climate of their...