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Annual Church Profile: Amid falling membership in SBC, baptisms increase for 5th consecutive year
While fewer members belong to Southern Baptist congregations, more people are attending worship services and small groups and are being baptized.
USCIRF reports religious freedom violations against children
Panelists and representatives of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom shared the impact of religious freedom violations against children in Tibet, Ukraine, Pakistan and Burma during a virtual hearing held April 30.
UPDATED: MBCH mourns loss of president Juston Gates
EDITOR’S NOTE (Updated May 5, 2026): The Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries released a letter Monday (May 4), detailing the
‘Persevere through pain’: Former missionary urges women to go from ‘pain to purpose’
“If I reach down to my thigh, I can feel what feels like a bullet wound,” veteran missionary, Tina Boesch told women attending Priority 2026 on Friday (April 24). “And that would be a great story, wouldn’t it, if I actually had a bullet wound? I don’t.”
Celebrating ‘New Life’ with nearly 200 baptisms in Tennessee
From Johnson City to Jackson, 47 Tennessee Baptist churches set aside the Sunday after Easter as a day for baptism. When the day came, 185 people said yes.
Study shows Gen Z moving toward faith — and away from it. Wait. What?
Is Gen Z — the youngest adult generation in America — experiencing revival? George Barna’s new report tackles that question, specifically looking at significant trends in Gen Z over the past four years.
Camp Mystic not planning to operate during summer 2026
Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp near Kerrville, Texas, where 27 girls died as a result of catastrophic flooding last summer, announced it will not open any portion of the camp for the summer 2026 season.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for May 10
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for May 10, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
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First person: Is it time to leave your ministry assignment?
How do you know when it is time to leave one ministry assignment for another?
Newsboys co-founder files defamation lawsuit over Michael Tait stories
Wes Campbell and the musicians of the Christian band Newsboys have filed a federal lawsuit against World Vision, The Roys Report and concert promoters for an “orchestrated campaign to drive Campbell and Newsboys out of the Christian concert market.”
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for May 3
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for May 3, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for April 26
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for April 26, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for May 3
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for May 3, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.
Retired pastor giving pastors a break through no-cost sabbatical ministry
Before becoming a director of missions, and even more so while serving in that role, Rick Standard saw a need that kept surfacing among pastors, especially those in small and mid-sized churches.
Easter Sunday attacks in Nigeria ‘heinous,’ Benue State’s governor says
Fulani extremists killed 12 Christians in attacks on two worship services on Easter Sunday (April 5) in Kaduna State, Nigeria, following the killing of 17 Christians in Benue State, sources said, according to Morning Star News.
‘Illegal missionary activity?’ Baptist pastor faces expulsion from Russian-occupied Ukraine.
The Rev. Vladimir Rytikov faces expulsion from his birthplace in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine after authorities accused him of “illegal missionary activity” and cancelled his residence permit, a rights watchdog reports.
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Celebrating ‘New Life’ with nearly 200 baptisms in Tennessee
From Johnson City to Jackson, 47 Tennessee Baptist churches set aside the Sunday after Easter as a day for baptism. When the day came, 185 people said yes.
First person: Entire family impacted when missions becomes ‘non-negotiable’
Baptist churches have a centuries-long history of supporting missionaries, but short-term mission trips have become popular among evangelical church members only since the 1960s.
Bible reading marathon: Word of God is ‘only thing that will heal our community’
For eight days beginning on April 10, the Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele was the site of the first-ever Crisp County Bible Reading Marathon. Volunteers gathered there to read the Bible from cover to cover.
First person: Churches must help prevent child abuse
As we recognize April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, may we as followers of Jesus choose to shine brightly in a world that desperately needs His light. (Matthew 5:16)
Celebrating ‘New Life’ with nearly 200 baptisms in Tennessee
From Johnson City to Jackson, 47 Tennessee Baptist churches set aside the Sunday after Easter as a day for baptism. When the day came, 185 people said yes.
First person: Entire family impacted when missions becomes ‘non-negotiable’
Baptist churches have a centuries-long history of supporting missionaries, but short-term mission trips have become popular among evangelical church members only since the 1960s.
Bible reading marathon: Word of God is ‘only thing that will heal our community’
For eight days beginning on April 10, the Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele was the site of the first-ever Crisp County Bible Reading Marathon. Volunteers gathered there to read the Bible from cover to cover.
First person: Churches must help prevent child abuse
As we recognize April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, may we as followers of Jesus choose to shine brightly in a world that desperately needs His light. (Matthew 5:16)