Newly branded this year as “Amplify,” the retreat sought to continue delivering “same richness” of teaching, worship, fellowship and competition as in years past, noted the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey.
At one training this spring, and IMB missionary made a shocking discovery. While teaching at a training center about 10 hours away from his home, a local partner revealed something surprising about the group of believers in attendance.
Maine pastor Joshua Presley has been named the new associate executive director of the Baptist Churches of New England.
More than 200 representatives of New England Baptist churches, mission partners from Southern Baptist entities, and interested guests were enthusiastic about multiplication when they gathered
A former Army general in Nigeria said his death sentence following riots more than 30 years ago was the result of Muslim military leaders controlling a sham tribunal.
Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, First Baptist Church leaders felt it was a good time to alter its tradition. “We decided to take our fall festival on the road,” said Craig Mintz, a pastor at FBC Sevierville, Tennessee.
Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting soundly defeated a motion affirming the 2000 Baptist Faith & Message, the Southern Baptist Convention statement of faith that limits the role of pastor to men.
The 2024 annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia closed with a time of remembrance, worship and challenge, as BGAV Executive Director Wayne Faison spoke on the meeting’s theme of “Free Indeed.”
Messengers to the Baptist General Association of Virginia’s annual meeting at FBC Alexandria approved its budget for 2025, elected officers and approved several other items for the upcoming year during the Nov. 13 morning business session.
“Doing a film at the holidays, it can be kind of hard to kind of break through all the noise,” he said. “This is one that I think has the potential to really do it,” says Andy Erwin.
