Just Good News: Recent Episodes
Southern Baptists of Texas Convention
A weekly podcast from the Southern Baptist Texan newsjournal. In a world growing darker, this is Just Good News. Just Good News is hosted by Gary Ledbetter and is created by the SBTC and provided through Cooperative Program giving.
Pastor Michael Criner of Rock Hill Baptist Church joins the podcast to share about how God's been faithful during the coronavirus crisis.
From Japan to Alvin, Texas, God is moving in people's lives in small ways and big ways during the pandemic.
Michael Cooper began pastoring Grace Community Church in Mabank 7 years ago, when he was 24. The church prioritized the Word of God and biblical community, and God's blessed with growth both spiritually and numerically. And, as Hurricane Hanna made landfall in South Texas, SBTC Disaster Relief was on the road to help.
If you're feeling tired or discouraged or your things aren't going like you planned, that doesn't mean God is done with you. A country church in Arkansas and a small-town church in East Texas are up on this week's episode of the Just Good News Podcast.
Normal-sized churches in Kansas and Texas are growing and reaching out to their neighbors during Covid. One church member and her family decided to start a simple food-sharing drop-off, which has grown and spread through the church and its community.
In the Tomato Capital of the World, Jacksonville College stands as a witness to its community and the world. Meanwhile from Austin, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina, two African American pastors in collegiate contexts share about opportunities they've had to share the gospel and make disciples during days of racial unrest.
The International Mission Board publicly released its Annual Statistical Report, a 35-page document that reveals upward trends in evangelism and leadership development. And, a crowdfunded miniseries about the Gospels is worth a watch.
A pastor in Minneapolis marches with peaceful protestors. And all the way up in Valdez, Alaska, a pastor and his wife minister to their local community amid COVID-19.
An 11-year-old took her hard-earned savings of $32.20 for a beach vacation with her grandparents, and gave it to the IMB to help with its $4 million shortfall due to COVID-19. Now, she's challenging you. Will you give $32?
Churches in East Texas step up to provide relief in the wake of the Onalaska tornado. And, the May print issue of the TEXAN features mental health, and what churches and pastors across the state are doing to offer hope.
Chaplains from Afghanistan to Texas are stepping up, like they've always done, to comfort hurting people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A church along the U.S.-Mexico border lends a mobile medical clinic to a nearby medical facility in the fight against COVID-19. And, two churches merge together to reach English and Spanish speakers in their community.
A truck stop in Arkansas supersizes for the gospel. And, Sweet Shop USA is the nation's largest handmade chocolate factory. Now, it's producing up to 40,000 medical face shields per day from its converted facility in East Texas.
Churches are stepping up to feed their communities as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads. And, in one small town billboards started popping up advertising a local church--but where did they come from?
COVID-19 sparks fear, but SBC agencies are hard at work to support churches during the pandemic. And, Ronnie Yarber talks about something important God has taught him during his ministry.
A new vision for the Southern Baptist Convention intends to see 500 new IMB missionaries overseas and 6,000 new SBC churches by 2025. The "Son of Sam" New York City murderer from the 1970s becomes a son of hope. And, the gospel is spreading despite challenges throughout the Balkans.
A church in Texas supercharges its "Who's Your One?" evangelism efforts. IMB missionaries in Japan are already using the Summer Olympics to share the gospel. And, longtime pastor Casey Perry talks candidly about life and marriage.
A Fort Worth church reaches 200 students every week through its ESL ministry. The North American Mission Board has placed a full-time missionary in Puerto Rico to coordinate Send Relief. And, "Night to Shine" comes to a Gulf Coast church and becomes a community-wide event.
Josiah Presley survived a botched abortion, and he shares his story in a Super Bowl ad that Fox didn't air. An IMB field leader says "God is at work" in the Middle East. And, new churches grow even in conflict areas of Ukraine.
A church in Hong Kong stands steady in the chaos. SBTC Disaster Relief volunteers log 48,000 hours in 2019. Albert Mohler shares his optimism about the future of the SBC. And, a teenager named Jake comes to Christ, then turns around and leads his friend to Christ.