Morris H. Chapman, former pastor, former Southern Baptist Convention president and former SBC Executive Committee president died Monday, Oct. 20, at age 84.
Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Seminary and Judson College, has announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2025–2026 school year. His official retirement date is July 31, 2026.
EDITOR’S NOTE — The Baptist Paper staff members continue their review of the audio files from the 2009–2010 meetings of the Great Commission Resurgence Task
A collection of miscellaneous notes you might have missed from the initial coverage of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s recent meeting in Nashville.
Preaching from Ephesians 4, Clint Pressley shared with the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Monday evening (Sept. 22) what it looks like to “Walk Worthy,” which is the theme of the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.
UPDATE: On Tuesday (Sept. 23), the SBC Executive Committee approved a referral from the June annual meeting involving the appointment of an EC task force
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