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Iran and Israel fire missiles at each other for first time since April
Iran fired missiles at Israel Monday morning (June 8) in several waves of attacks. Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and explosions from missile intercepts could be heard over the city.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 14
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 14, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.

Carolyn Fountain named 25th president of national WMU
As a child, Carolyn Fountain saw her grandmother care for neighbors throughout her Tallulah, Louisiana, community. That example set a foundation for the rest of Carolyn’s life.

New SBC resource helps churches strengthen abuse prevention efforts
The Fortify Initiative is a free, ready-to-assemble abuse prevention and response training model for Southern Baptist local associations and state/regional conventions.

Fully pursuing Christ ‘hard … but that’s the point,’ Ritchie shares with associational leaders
God’s strength shines through believers who are weak but fully relying on Him, says evangelist and SBC first vice president Daniel Ritchie.

SBCAL names Alabama’s Chris Crain AMS of the Year
The Southern Baptist Conference for Associational Leaders named Alabama’s Chris Crain AMS of the Year during the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando today (June 7).

‘Be ready’: Disaster Relief director urges preparedness
With hurricane season here, one state’s Disaster Relief director said churches and residents must not delay preparations for the next big storm.

Soaring congregations have laypersons with a heartfelt visionary story
Are active laypersons in your congregation sufficiently captured by God’s empowering vision for your congregation that they can speak from
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Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 7
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 7, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 7
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for June 7, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.

Mohler narrows amendment to ‘specifically preaching’
Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has narrowed the language in his proposed amendment to focus on women “specifically preaching” in a pastoral capacity.

Mohler addresses recent health-related ‘episodes’
“I will tell you they are embarrassing when they happen, and they are very unpleasant when they happen,” Albert Mohler shared Monday evening (June 1) in a social media post about reoccurring “episodes” that have impacted his public speaking.

Church leaders, don’t make these 6 conference mistakes
Every year, church leaders leave conferences exhausted. Not all of them leave changed. Why?

Missionary doctor who contracted Ebola ‘steadily recovering’
A medical missionary who contracted Ebola while treating an Ebola-infected patient in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is steadily recovering.

Teaching resource for Lifeway’s Explore the Bible lesson for June 7
Ideas and questions to help group members and leaders study and teach Joshua 1:1–18

Opinion: 21 notes about the Mohler Amendment
Griffin Gulledge of The Baptist Review shares thoughts on Mohler Amendment.
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New SBC resource helps churches strengthen abuse prevention efforts
The Fortify Initiative is a free, ready-to-assemble abuse prevention and response training model for Southern Baptist local associations and state/regional conventions.

SBCAL names Alabama’s Chris Crain AMS of the Year
The Southern Baptist Conference for Associational Leaders named Alabama’s Chris Crain AMS of the Year during the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando today (June 7).

‘Be ready’: Disaster Relief director urges preparedness
With hurricane season here, one state’s Disaster Relief director said churches and residents must not delay preparations for the next big storm.

Soaring congregations have laypersons with a heartfelt visionary story
Are active laypersons in your congregation sufficiently captured by God’s empowering vision for your congregation that they can speak from

New SBC resource helps churches strengthen abuse prevention efforts
The Fortify Initiative is a free, ready-to-assemble abuse prevention and response training model for Southern Baptist local associations and state/regional conventions.

SBCAL names Alabama’s Chris Crain AMS of the Year
The Southern Baptist Conference for Associational Leaders named Alabama’s Chris Crain AMS of the Year during the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando today (June 7).

‘Be ready’: Disaster Relief director urges preparedness
With hurricane season here, one state’s Disaster Relief director said churches and residents must not delay preparations for the next big storm.

Soaring congregations have laypersons with a heartfelt visionary story
Are active laypersons in your congregation sufficiently captured by God’s empowering vision for your congregation that they can speak from





