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First person: Ingredients for bold evangelism (part 1)

March 24, 2026

We’ve heard the commandment — go and make disciples of all nations. We know the gospel, but we’re too scared to share it. We sense

‘Terrifying crisis’ in Nigeria sparks debate on religion

March 6, 2026

Nigeria was the first country mentioned in the introduction of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s annual report released on Wednesday (March 4) describing its “terrifying crisis of religious violence” and connecting it to the politics of the country.

Report: Iran continues to blame, punish Christians for political troubles

February 25, 2026

As leaders of Iran continue to blame and punish Christians for their alleged part in the regime’s political and military troubles of last year, a new report outlines the persecution that Christians in the Islamic Republic suffered in 2025.

‘Pain, cold and death’: Russia/Ukraine war enters 4th year as believers hold tight to faith

February 23, 2026

Tuesday (Feb. 24) marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Valerii Antoniuk, president of the Ukrainian Baptist Union, marked the occasion in a video message.

Pakistani Christian forced to convert to Islam to pay debt

February 19, 2026

A brick kiln worker’s forced conversion to Islam in Pakistan’s national database has left his five children unable to have their Christian faith designated on their national identity cards, his son said, according to Morning Star News.

First person: AI, trauma healing and reaching the unreached

February 16, 2026

Last week in Silicon Valley, I got a glimpse of the future of missions, and it is not what I thought it would be.

Top headlines to know this week

February 11, 2026

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