
NAMB, McRaney both file motions for summary judgment in pending lawsuit
— Updated May 21 — In separate May 18 motions filed for summary judgment in the six-year-old McRaney v. North

Rhonda Kelley — former first lady, professor at New Orleans Seminary — dies
Rhonda Kelley, former associate director of Innovative Evangelism and adjunct professor of women’s ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, has died.

‘Juniors for Jesus’: Louisiana high school students revived through Bible study
At the beginning of the school year, Bible teacher Geran Maples challenged his eleventh-grade students at Highland Baptist Christian School in New Iberia, Louisiana, to prayerfully consider if following Christ was worth everything.

Q&A with Bruce Frank, candidate for SBC president
The Baptist Paper reached out to each of the six individuals who have announced intentions to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, June 11–12.

America votes: Trump wins 2nd term; pro-life movement wins, losses
Following a contentious election campaign, Donald Trump declared victory early Wednesday morning and is projected to win the presidency of the United States.

Relief efforts continue in Hawaii after devastating fires
“‘What does the future look like?’ … I feel like (this) is the hardest question to answer,” said Rocky Komatsu, pastor of Waiehu Community Church. “Yet, I think if we’re totally honest the answer is, ‘We have no idea.’”

Kentucky Baptists launching new partnership to reach Chile with gospel
The Kentucky Baptist Convention is launching a partnership with IMB missionaries in Chile and kicked off the newest international opportunity with an informational meeting Thursday (May 9) at the Kentucky Baptist Building.

Arkansas missions day reports 56 decisions
Fifty-six salvation decisions were recently made in Trumann during Trinity Baptist Association’s “T-BA” Day, an annual one-day local missions event.