First person: Forgiving the unforgivable
September 28, 2025
What makes that kind of forgiveness possible? One word: Jesus.
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Wide range of content covered by SBC Exec Comm in September meeting
September 26, 2025
A collection of miscellaneous notes you might have missed from the initial coverage of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s recent meeting in Nashville.
Educators offer tips for foster parents, church preschool workers who care for children with trauma
September 25, 2025
When a new child enters your world — whether it’s a newly adopted son or daughter, a foster child or a new student in your church preschool — they often come broken from trauma. Here are some tips to help you meet them where they are.
Off the Grid ministry pushes ministers, their families out of comfort zones
September 24, 2025
When ministry wives traded their familiar routines for hiking boots and backpacks, they discovered more than mountain vistas along the Appalachian Trail.
Pressley urges SBC Executive Committee to ‘walk worthy of the calling’
September 23, 2025
Preaching from Ephesians 4, Clint Pressley shared with the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Monday evening (Sept. 22) what it looks like to “Walk Worthy,” which is the theme of the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.
While challenges remain, Jeff Iorg says SBC on ‘healthier trajectory’
September 22, 2025
UPDATE: On Tuesday (Sept. 23), the SBC Executive Committee approved a referral from the June annual meeting involving the appointment of an EC task force
Revival spirit sweeps Mississippi’s Concord Church
September 22, 2025
Jon Moore, pastor of Concord Church in Booneville, is also network supervisor for Prentiss Connect, having worked in the fiber cable business for 15 years. What stands out, though, is what God has done at Concord Church.
Social media ad leads to Bible studies, baptisms
September 21, 2025
The phone buzzed, flashing an unidentified caller ID. The Middle Eastern pastor deliberated before accepting the call. It wasn’t spam but a voice from the past.
Your Voice: What churches can learn from Jesus about branding
September 20, 2025
First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more.
GCR Task Force audio files (part 6): Reaching the world and ‘pulling gum out of an angora sweater’
September 19, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE — The Baptist Paper staff members continue their review of the audio files from the 2009–2010 meetings of the Great Commission Resurgence Task
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