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The Baptist Paper reaches 5-year print edition milestone
Five years ago, The Baptist Paper launched as a national printed newspaper. It had been talked about “through the years,” said Jennifer Davis Rash, president and editor-in-chief of TAB Media Group, publisher of The Alabama Baptist, now in its 183rd year of publication.
Church appeals street evangelism ban in UK
A British evangelical church is fighting a legal notice that could criminalize aspects of its street preaching.
Data shows many non-religious are also not spiritually curious
Recent research paints a sobering picture of faith in America: The religiously unaffiliated are growing, theological convictions are weakening and the “spiritual” population remains a relatively small group.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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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The Baptist Paper reaches 5-year print edition milestone
Five years ago, The Baptist Paper launched as a national printed newspaper. It had been talked about “through the years,” said Jennifer Davis Rash, president and editor-in-chief of TAB Media Group, publisher of The Alabama Baptist, now in its 183rd year of publication.
Data shows many non-religious are also not spiritually curious
Recent research paints a sobering picture of faith in America: The religiously unaffiliated are growing, theological convictions are weakening and the “spiritual” population remains a relatively small group.
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.
The Baptist Paper reaches 5-year print edition milestone
Five years ago, The Baptist Paper launched as a national printed newspaper. It had been talked about “through the years,” said Jennifer Davis Rash, president and editor-in-chief of TAB Media Group, publisher of The Alabama Baptist, now in its 183rd year of publication.
Data shows many non-religious are also not spiritually curious
Recent research paints a sobering picture of faith in America: The religiously unaffiliated are growing, theological convictions are weakening and the “spiritual” population remains a relatively small group.
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.