October 31, 2025 - The Baptist Paper

Opinion: Chuck Kelley’s take on SBC trends

October 31, 2025

“This is not a time for Southern Baptists to get mad. It is not a time to look for a person or persons to blame. Southern Baptist leaders need to know that we can handle disappointing news and face challenges with resolve, not rage. This is a time for Southern Baptists to buckle up and get ready for some tough news, some hard choices, and the necessity of working up hill for years,” said Chuck Kelley.

‘Never too late’: 85-year-old reflects on baptism after revival service

October 31, 2025

For 85 years H.L Davis was in church on Sundays and was surrounded in his home (as a child and adult) by other believers. He even was baptized as a boy in Mississippi, thinking he was saved because of it.

GCR Task Force audio files (part 9): The final meeting and ‘To God be the Glory’

October 31, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE — The Baptist Paper staff members have completed their review of the audio files from the 2009–2010 meetings of the Great Commission Resurgence