November 13, 2025 - The Baptist Paper

Kirk Kirkland to lead Lifeway Worship

November 13, 2025

Lifeway Christian Resources announced this week that Kirk Kirkland will step into the role of director of Lifeway Worship on Dec. 1. See related stories on

Study: Churchgoers tipping toward socialism, away from Scripture?

November 13, 2025

A new national survey describing the ongoing ideological and spiritual drift among Americans reveals that even consistent churchgoers are abandoning traditional biblical beliefs and conservative social perspectives.

Lynn Loyd retires after 45 years of collegiate ministy

November 13, 2025

After 45 years of faithfully serving in college ministry throughout the state, Lynn Loyd has retired from the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC).

First person: What we can learn from the prophets as communicators

November 13, 2025

Before cameras, microphones, and social media, God’s Old Testament prophets were the original communicators—using every tool of their time to capture attention, confront culture and call people back to truth.

Christians killed in Northwest Nigeria, while homes burned in the Northeast

November 13, 2025

Seven Christians, including a 12-year-old boy, were mourned on Saturday (Nov. 8) after they were killed in an attack in Kaduna State, Nigeria, the same day Islamic extremists burned homes and a church building in Borno State.