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‘Alarming deterioration’: Nigerian Christians kidnapped, slain elsewhere
Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday (June 16) killed five Christians in a mining site Plateau state, central Nigeria, sources said.
Brazil court sentences homeschooling parents to prison for ‘intellectual neglect’
A Brazilian court has sentenced parents Audato and Ieda Denardi to 50 days in prison for homeschooling their children. A judge convicted them of “intellectual neglect” for not including curriculum that includes “gender and sex education” and “tolerance and diversity” education.
First person: Dad, you don’t realize how much you matter
Father’s Day is often an opportunity to celebrate the ordinary sacrifices fathers make for their families. Those contributions deserve to be celebrated.
BCM students serve behind scenes in Orlando, set registration records
A group of Georgia Baptist college students helped set registration records at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting last week while getting a firsthand look at the scope and diversity of Southern Baptist mission work.
Opinion: After SBC’s first vote on Mohler amendment, now what?
The question I hear most frequently in the days following a significant convention governance or relationship vote is some variation of, “What’s going to happen?”
World Cup visitors, America’s 250th celebration reminders of ‘how good we have it’
World Cup soccer fans from overseas are gushing all over social media about their trips to the USA — and here’s why Americans should take notice.
‘Home is not always safe’: The childhood trauma behind addiction
For Gloria Vick, the turning point came when she could no longer ignore a pattern she kept seeing among the women in her Celebrate Recovery class at the Putnam County Jail.
Opinion: Before you criticize the SBC, read this
“The Southern Baptist Convention has been taking it on the chin this week, and I’ve heard it from several different directions. So I felt led to defend the SBC.”
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Mohler adamant proposed amendment not to address anything beyond pastoral office, preaching
“I don’t think it says anything about anyone teaching Sunday School or missionary service. … And by that I mean it doesn’t intend to. It’s not addressing those situations at all.” —Albert Mohler speaking June 10 about proposed amendment to SBC constitution
Opinion: Will Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ really ‘mess with’ people’s theology?
Award winning film director Steven Spielberg said recently that his new film will likely “mess with” a lot of people’s theology. “Disclosure Day” is about what would happen if there were a sudden mass revelation about the existence of extraterrestrial life. But is there anything all that new here?
Opinion: Before you criticize the SBC, read this
“The Southern Baptist Convention has been taking it on the chin this week, and I’ve heard it from several different directions. So I felt led to defend the SBC.”
What’s next? 5 things SBC annual meeting attendees should do after returning home.
You spent days walking convention halls, listening to reports, participating in votes, visiting exhibitors, reconnecting with friends and meeting new ministry leaders. The SBC Annual Meeting is an investment of time, money and energy.
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.
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.
Pressley calls for patience, ‘a unified front’ in president’s address to messengers
SBC President Clint Pressley preached from Ephesians 4 in his address to messengers at the Annual Meeting in Orlando June 9, calling for vigilance in biblical doctrine, but also a spirit of humility in the body.
New SBC officers elected during annual meeting in Orlando
The Southern Baptist Convention has a new slate of officers. Among them is a new president — and it didn’t take a runoff vote.
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First person: Dad, you don’t realize how much you matter
Father’s Day is often an opportunity to celebrate the ordinary sacrifices fathers make for their families. Those contributions deserve to be celebrated.
‘Home is not always safe’: The childhood trauma behind addiction
For Gloria Vick, the turning point came when she could no longer ignore a pattern she kept seeing among the women in her Celebrate Recovery class at the Putnam County Jail.
Creek that once flooded church becomes ‘place of celebration’
The same creek that brought devastation five years ago became a place of celebration on Sunday (June 14).
Egyptian government grants legal status to nearly 200 churches
The Egyptian government granted legal status to 191 churches and church-affiliated buildings, pointing to the nation’s greater efforts to remedy the non-licensed statuses of thousands of Christian congregations.
First person: Dad, you don’t realize how much you matter
Father’s Day is often an opportunity to celebrate the ordinary sacrifices fathers make for their families. Those contributions deserve to be celebrated.
‘Home is not always safe’: The childhood trauma behind addiction
For Gloria Vick, the turning point came when she could no longer ignore a pattern she kept seeing among the women in her Celebrate Recovery class at the Putnam County Jail.
Creek that once flooded church becomes ‘place of celebration’
The same creek that brought devastation five years ago became a place of celebration on Sunday (June 14).
Egyptian government grants legal status to nearly 200 churches
The Egyptian government granted legal status to 191 churches and church-affiliated buildings, pointing to the nation’s greater efforts to remedy the non-licensed statuses of thousands of Christian congregations.