Together, the newest group of emeriti who gathered at International Mission Board’s annual Celebration of Emeriti near Richmond, Virginia, April 27–May 1, represent 1,818 years of service.
“Along the way, my mom had some pretty tough rules that have mostly fallen out of fashion since those days. But after a few decades, I wonder if they weren’t so bad.”
While the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Church Profile has shown a surge in baptisms and rising attendance, the SBC’s 18-year membership slide continued in 2024.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for May 4, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for May 4, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
People aren’t lining up to be missionaries in Ukraine right now, as Lamar Schubert has discovered. He and his wife Aubrey work with Slavic people and Eastern European churches, but they had to evacuate Ukraine when war began …
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is mourning the loss of Keith Harper, retired senior professor of Baptist studies. Following a battle with lung cancer this past year, Harper passed away on April 23.
Though no longer affiliated with a Southern Baptist Convention entity, World Changers is still “Baptist through and through,” said David Flatt, executive director of World Changers.
States are increasingly passing laws that criminalize not only sexual abuse, but the grooming process that often precedes the abuse.
The International Mission Board joined in on a popular social media trend this week with a Facebook post featuring a variety of action figures that
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