Five news nuggets to know this week

Welcome to The Weekly, produced by TAB Media Group, which publishes The Alabama Baptist and The Baptist Paper. Each episode features news headlines read by TAB Media Group staff and volunteers. New episodes are released weekly on Wednesday mornings. Articles featured in this episode:

Cooperative Program 100th anniversary celebration held in Memphis (0:40)

Purpose of Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission under debate (1:21)

Alabama Legislature wraps up 2025 session (1:57)

Family friendly movie recommendation: “The Wild Robot” (4:40)

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Study: Nearly half of churchgoers attend more than one church

June 16, 2025

Researchers for the multiyear Hartford Institute for Religion Research study found that 46% of some 24,000 churchgoers responding to their survey reported active engagement with more than one church.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 22

June 16, 2025

Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 22, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

Serving one county’s underserved

June 16, 2025

“We firmly believe that the mission that shines the furthest out, must shine brightest at home,” said pastor Gannon Richesin.

First person: How churches can encourage Christian fathers

June 15, 2025

The church has many opportunities to encourage Christian fathers. Unfortunately, some fathers today did not grow up in the church or have parents who provided a Christian home.