Bus accident draws renewed focus on Minsk church
The pastor of a church in Belarus repeatedly targeted by government entities now faces more actions following a bus accident apparently caused by road conditions.
Church communication trends for 2024 — amid ‘ever-changing landscape’
To effectively reach and engage the community, let’s look into some trends — based on talking with hundreds of churches — that might shape the way churches communicate in the coming year …
Alaska Baptist exec Randy Covington announces retirement plans
Randy Covington, executive director-treasurer of the Alaska Baptist Resource Network, has announced his plans to retire from that role in September of 2025.
‘Brain rot’? Yep, it’s been named Oxford Word of 2024.
Brain rot was selected through a public vote that drew 37,000 people, who chose from a list of six words, Oxford said.
Convicted killer of Texas pastor executed
Texas executed Steven Nelson on Feb. 5 for the 2011 murder of Clint Dobson, pastor of NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington.
SBC messengers vote to disaffiliate with Virginia Baptist congregation
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting voted June 11 to disaffiliate with First Baptist Church Alexandria, Virginia, by a ballot vote of 6,759 (91.78 percent) to 563 (7.65 percent).
Wolfe urges SBC messengers to not waste ‘our moment’
Pulling his message from Ecclesiastes 11: 1–6, Tony Wolfe — executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention — urged messengers to not retreat from their global mission.
Effort to probe blasphemy law abuse suffers ‘major setback’
Efforts to curb abuse of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws suffered a major setback on July 24 when judges suspended a prior court order to form a commission to investigate misuse of the harsh laws, Morning Star News reported.