Yeats receives MBTS Presidential Merit award
Midwestern Seminary presented the 2023 Presidential Merit Award to this year’s recipient — John Yeats. The presentation was made during the seminary’s Alumni & Friends
Your Voice: ‘Will we be on mission together?’
Yellow ballots went up across the convention center in New Orleans on June 14 during the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting’s convention sermon — but
Ray Gentry, associational missions leader, shifts to full-time role
Ray Gentry, part-time president of the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders since 2015, will move into a full-time role as president and CEO effective
‘Goodness’ only possible through God, Whitten says
Ken Whitten says the words “good” and “goodness” get thrown around a lot. People will ask, “Are we good?” They’ll say about something, “Wasn’t that
Be faithful because God is faithful, Corredera encourages pastors
After his family moved to the U.S. from Cuba in 2009, Gilberto Corredera eventually found a job at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. The
Mercy needed to follow Jesus’ example, draw outsiders into the church, Orr says
For his sermon on mercy, Bartholomew Orr turned to a text that might seem surprising — the story of Jesus cleansing the temple in Matthew 21.
Rummage elected to lead 2024 Pastors Conference
Oklahoma pastor Stephen Rummage will serve as president of the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors Conference. The conference will be held June 9–10 ahead of
New EC chair elected, Sons declines new term
SBC Executive Committee Chair David Sons seemed relieved to announce he would not seek reelection to the post, but the ensuing vote to choose a
‘Created in His image’: Baptist women focus on ‘truth’ in face of identity, gender battles
Hundreds of Southern Baptist women from across the nation explored the theme “Imago Dei: Created in His Image — Female” during the annual Pastors Wives/Women’s
Southern Baptists ‘have become addicted to the fight,’ need to develop patience, Bray says
Long-nostriled — that’s how Wayne Bray, pastor of First Baptist Church Simpsonville, South Carolina, described patience during his pastoral talk at the Southern Baptist Convention
Purity, kindness reflect character of Christ, speakers say
“Do you remember how you used to be when you first got into the ministry?” Chip Luter posed the question at the beginning of his
EC cautions messengers to think carefully before revising constitution
Messengers to the SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans have a few hours left to carefully think through the various items coming before them during
Peace comes from a right relationship with God, staying focused on Christ, Reavis says
Herb Reavis, pastor of North Jacksonville Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, said the peace of God “is a tranquility of mind and spirit produced by
SBC messengers to address key motions proposed at 2022 annual meeting
This week’s Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting will be filled with pivotal business items ranging from sexual abuse reform efforts to appeals of the SBC