Southern Baptist families across the country will be making the familiar trek to Orlando this summer for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting — and probably a stop at Disney.
While my guess is as good as anyone else’s, the relationship is likely to continue largely unchanged, but not without some tension along the way. Governance and sexuality are recurring sources of the tension.
Lifeway Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Ryan Blackwell as the organization’s 11th president and CEO during a special-called meeting April 22 in Nashville. Blackwell will
In an advisory sent to Texas Baptists the afternoon of April 17, Texas Baptists Executive Director Julio Guarneri said the convention will study its relationship with Baylor University following concerns over recent campus events.
Tom Stolle still remembers the frustration he felt years ago when he read a report that highlighted peoples views — and apparent lack of understanding — of those with disabilities.
During the Executive Committee’s winter meeting in Nashville, Jeff Iorg shared his report emphasizing “steady incremental progress” despite ongoing challenges facing the Southern Baptist Convention.
Jerry Spencer, a Southern Baptist evangelist who preached to millions across more than 50 countries and served in key denominational leadership roles for decades, died Feb. 14, 2026, in Savannah, Tenn.
Wiley Drake, a California pastor who rallied Southern Baptists to boycott Disney in the 1990s, has died.
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