
Worship leaders encouraged to hear ‘You are not alone’
Hundreds of worship leaders, musicians and technical volunteers from across the state gathered Saturday at First Baptist Church Cabot for the 2026 Arkansas Baptist Worship Conference.

NC pastor Mark Harris wins primary in congressional district
North Carolina pastor Mark Harris won the Republican primary in the state’s 8th Congressional District on Tuesday (March 5), nearly six years after an apparent win in his last bid for Congress ended amid controversy.

SBC Executive Committee board apologizes to abuse survivors, elects young pastors as new leaders
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee met June 13 in what outgoing chairman Rolland Slade described as the first boring

Decision points: Do congregations discern God’s leading or do leaders tell them God’s direction?
Jessica exclaimed, “How can I ever know God’s guidance for our congregation? That’s why we have a pastor — someone who is closely connected with God and can share His direction with us.”

‘They are our family’: Missouri volunteers serve ministry for persecuted churches
“These are our brothers and sisters in Christ,” Trent Young, DOM for Gasconade Valley Baptist Association, said. “They are our family, and they are risking their lives every day sharing the gospel of Jesus with others in their community.”

Thousands around the world watch SBC meeting via Georgia’s ACTS2 TV
Southern Baptists around the world were able to tune into this year’s annual meeting via ACTS2 TV, a creation of

‘God is good’: How a US airman was rescued behind enemy lines in Iran
On Friday (April 3), an American F-15E fighter jet was reportedly hit by incoming fire and crashed inside Iran. One of the two crew members was quickly rescued. According to the Wall Street Journal, what came next was “one of the most complex search-and-rescue efforts for the US Air Force in enemy territory in decades.”

Dockery to trustees: SWBTS ‘in a very different place’ than 2022
“Southwestern Seminary is in a very different place than in September 2022,” said David Dockery, noting many factors. “All this has happened because of God’s providential kindness to us.”