It’s been a difficult year and, we’d all agree, it still is. That’s as true for our Southern Baptist overseas missionaries as it is for the rest of us. Some serve in countries that are returning to martial law lockdowns after having endured them for months on end earlier this year.
The ministry of CWJC/CMJC is designed to equip participants for life and employment through such training as high school equivalency diploma preparation, English as a Second Language classes, computer skills, and job readiness skills, coupled with Bible study and personal mentoring.
The past year has seen the ERLC have to adapt, like all SBC entities to the new circumstances of a global pandemic. However, ERLC's mission of advancing the gospel of Christ in the public square continues unabated, even as it takes new forms.
This is the first time LifeWay will host all-digital VBS Previews. Each live event will include more than 20 breakout sessions and will offer training for both English VBS and Spanish EBV resources.
According to a new survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research, almost half of U.S. Protestant pastors (48 percent) say the current economy is negatively impacting their church, including 5 percent who say the impact is very negative.