Henry Durand has been named editor of The Christian Index, assuming the role this month following more than three years of service with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
The Baptist Message, Louisiana Baptists’ news service, will continue publishing a print edition through December 2026, then begin digital-only operations in January 2027.
Situational awareness and preparedness assessment headlines surfaced across the nation following the Jan. 18 church service disruption in Minnesota and ahead of the predicted historic snow and ice storm coming the weekend of Jan. 23.
Who is this celebrated man? Read the six facts below to learn more and understand why Baptists honor George Liele’s legacy and his obedience to the call of God.
A Protestant pastor, wife and 3-month-old baby are temporarily staying with relatives in Oaxaca after being forcibly displaced after the pastor was told to kneel and pray to a Roman Catholic saint.
Before severe winter weather occurs and temperatures plummet below freezing, buildings need extra care and preparation.
God sent a snowstorm, and in the process, He saved a Kentucky church building. That is what Kenny Rager, pastor of 12 Stones Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, recently concluded.
Roger Britton still remembers the prayer. One of the inmates working at Whites Creek Baptist Church in Rockwood bowed his head before a surprise steak lunch the congregation had prepared. What followed, Britton said, was “the sweetest prayer I have heard in a long time.”
Though a winter storm may have prevented some churches from meeting in person Jan. 25, they still pressed forward with online services while others became the hands and feet of Jesus in their communities.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for February 1, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
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