Despite the unique pressures pastors routinely face, only 1.2% of evangelical and Black Protestant pastors leave the ministry each year, according to a 2025 Lifeway Research study.
Through the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board’s Missions Mobilization Department, nine pastors recently trekked to Richmond, Virginia, for a “vision journey” at the headquarters of the International Mission Board.
A double tragedy began Maggie LaBrecque’s prayers for two Central Asian women who are from a people group near and dear to her heart.
Now is the time to give your associational context something to talk about — but not like the song popularized by singer Bonnie Raitt that talks about romantic love.
Duane Rollins, who had long suffered from health issues, accused Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler of years of abuse.
The Texas House of Representatives voted to approve a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Liam Morrison, a Massachusetts middle school student disciplined for wearing a shirt stating, “There are only two genders.”
“Let me tell you something that may not surprise you: my head can be a mess first thing in the morning,” writes Tony Martin, editor of The Baptist Record.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for June 1, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Capt. Sanford M. Brown Jr. was a member of the 139th Infantry, 35th Division primarily composed of men from Missouri. His father, Sanford M. Brown Sr., was co-owner and editor of Missouri’s Baptist newspaper, The Word & Way, in the 1920s.
