Teen birth rate in U.S. continues to decline
January 11, 2023
The number of U.S. teens giving birth decreased 75% between 1991 and 2021, according to data compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics. In
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SBC Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force clarifies hotline protocol
January 10, 2023
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force responded quickly to conflict-of-interest concerns raised by retired attorney and sexual abuse survivor Christa Brown. Her
SBC abuse-related task force: Every contact to hotline ‘confidential and protected’
January 9, 2023
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force released an update Monday (Jan. 9) to clarify the role of the SBC’s sexual abuse hotline.
Retired missionary Bobbye Rankin dies at 78
January 2, 2023
Bobbye Rankin — who spent 23 years along with her husband, Jerry, serving as a Southern Baptist missionary in Asia — died Monday (Jan. 2)
FCA getting God’s word ‘into the hands of coaches and athletes’
December 28, 2022
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes distributed 196,024 Bibles in 2022 and shared Bible reading plans with thousands more. FCA annually prints about 200,000 Bibles and
First-person: 7 things for pastors to consider for 2023
December 27, 2022
By Dave Walsh, special to The Baptist Paper As the Christmas season comes to a close, my tendency as a pastor is to collapse in
Two prominent pastors return to ministry following restoration process
December 6, 2022
Two prominent Southern Baptist pastors, Matt Chandler and Johnny Hunt, were recently cleared for ministry by their accountability teams within a few days of each
Matt Chandler returns to pulpit 3 months after violating church social media policy
December 5, 2022
Texas pastor Matt Chandler returned to the pulpit Sunday (Dec. 4), three months after acknowledging online communications that violated the church’s social media use policies.
Johnny Hunt plans to return to ministry; SBC President Bart Barber responds
November 30, 2022
Former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt plans a return to ministry after completing a restoration process overseen by four pastors, according to a video
Former seminary professor David Sills files defamation suit against SBC
November 28, 2022
A former Southern Baptist seminary professor who resigned following accusations of sexual abuse has filed suit in Alabama against the Southern Baptist Convention and 11
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