MBN Women in Missions and Ministry

08/31/2026

08/19/2026

Hey ladies...our pastors' wives often carry both visible and invisible burdens. Want to know one way you/your group/your church could encourage her this fall? Make sure she knows about our Pastors' Wives Retreat!

This is a special time for her to go away for personal time with the Lord, reflection and spiritual refreshment with other women who understand her unique challenges.

Join us September 18-19 at WorldSong Missions Place. Learn more and register online at alabamawmu.org/ministerswives

08/04/2026

UKRAINE (BP) – In Russia’s catalogue of kidnapped Ukrainian children, prospective guardians can choose preferred hair and eye color, and specify their intended form of guardianship. Teenage girls are photographed in seductive adult attire.

08/03/2026

Today is a day of celebration! 🎉 Join us in celebrating Merritt Johnston's transition from dual leadership roles within the Baptist World Alliance to serving full-time as Executive Director of BWA Women. We are grateful for God's faithfulness in bringing about this new chapter and look forward with anticipation to all the Lord has in store.

Learn more about this exciting news: https://bwawomen.org/news/2026/bwa-leader-transitions-to-full-time-role-with-bwa-women

Please also join us in prayer for God's wisdom, power, protection, and provision for Merritt as she begins this new season of ministry.

08/03/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Eric Sanford as the newest member of the Mobile Baptist Network team!

At our July Executive Committee meeting, the MBN Executive Committee unanimously called Eric to serve as our new Associate Director/Church Specialist. In this role, Eric will work alongside our churches to encourage renewal and revitalization, with a special focus on strengthening our rural churches and supporting our bi-vocational pastors.

Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Eric brings a wealth of experience in church planting, church revitalization, leadership development, and church administration. He has a heart for helping churches thrive and for equipping pastors to lead with faithfulness and vision.

Eric's wife, Amanda, is from Tuscaloosa, and together they have two children, Reagan and Alex. We are excited to welcome Eric and Amanda to Mobile and to the MBN family.

Please join us in praying for Eric and Amanda as they begin this new chapter of ministry, and help us give them a warm Mobile Baptist Network welcome!

07/30/2026

Whether trekking for days to remote mountain villages, training local believers, teaching health topics, or meeting other practical needs, Stephen and Lyn Allwood are committed to making Christ known where few have heard His name.

The work is slow, the terrain is difficult, and many are resistant to the gospel—but God is at work.

🙏 Pray God would open doors for His Word and that entire households would come to believe in Jesus.

07/27/2026

Local MBN Churches:

The month of August is integral in connecting students to the local church. Let BCM help you connect with collegians and help them develop vibrant and missional connections to your local Baptist Church.

BCM exists to reach, grow and mobilize collegians with the gospel of Christ and to assist our churches in doing the same.