June 12, 2023 - Page 2 of 3 - The Baptist Paper

Purity, kindness reflect character of Christ, speakers say

June 12, 2023

“Do you remember how you used to be when you first got into the ministry?” Chip Luter posed the question at the beginning of his

EC cautions messengers to think carefully before revising constitution

June 12, 2023

Messengers to the SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans have a few hours left to carefully think through the various items coming before them during

Peace comes from a right relationship with God, staying focused on Christ, Reavis says

June 12, 2023

Herb Reavis, pastor of North Jacksonville Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, said the peace of God “is a tranquility of mind and spirit produced by

SBC messengers to address key motions proposed at 2022 annual meeting

June 12, 2023

This week’s Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting will be filled with pivotal business items ranging from sexual abuse reform efforts to appeals of the SBC

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 18

June 12, 2023

ELI AND SAMUEL 1 Samuel 2:22–26; 3:7–10, 15–18 Eleanor Roosevelt once stated, “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make

Pursue righteousness with eagerness, Shaddix urges pastors

June 12, 2023

At a time when many want to live as close as possible to the line between Christianity and the world, Matthew 5:6 compels us to

Pastors should choose humility, be ‘ministry sherpas,’ Hebert says

June 12, 2023

In 2016, the world watched as American mountaineers Cory Richards and Adrian Ballinger tried to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. Richards made it; Ballinger

Pastors Conference updates fundraising with endowment

June 12, 2023

The officers of the 2023 Southern Baptist Pastors Conference have partnered with the Southern Baptist Foundation to create an endowment that will allow the event