
Former Louisiana pastor arrested; congregation merges with another church
“Shane left town around the first of February,” Chris Holloway, senior pastor with Little Pass Baptist Church, Charenton, Louisiana, wrote. “My last conversation with him was on Jan. 28, 2025.”

Exit interview: 10 questions to ask when a church member leaves
Here are some of the questions to ask in an exit interview. What questions would you add?

‘First responder’: Ministry assistants offer key contributions for churches
Church secretaries/ministry assistants make invaluable contributions “behind the scenes,” affirmed Julia Binford, president of the Tennessee Baptist Secretaries Association.

SBU students focus on ‘AI literacy,’ competency, expertise
Jason Thacker, director of the Research Institute for the ERLC, will address Southwest Baptist University’s faculty and staff Aug. 12 on the challenges and opportunities of of artificial intelligence.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for March 5
Why Wasn’t This Sold? John 12:1–11 The Gospel of John divides easily into two major units. John 1–11 is the

Montana Christian College inaugurates Marvin Jones as 8th president
Montana Christian College recently inaugurated Marvin Jones as its eighth president in a ceremony on the school’s campus in Kalispell,

Christian parents in Pakistan denied custody of kidnapped girl
Refusing to review evidence from a Christian couple trying to recover their 12-year-old daughter after she was allegedly kidnapped and

Southern Baptists defeat motion to abolish the ERLC
Messengers to the SBC annual meeting in Dallas voted 3,744 (56.89 percent) to 2,819 (42.84 percent) on June 11 to reject a motion introduced by Willy Rice of Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla., to abolish the ERLC.