Congo’s Ebola outbreak becomes fastest-spreading on record
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record. The death toll has surpassed 1,000 fatalities in just over two months, according to the World Health Organization and Congo’s Ministry of Health.
‘Alarming deterioration’: 5 Nigerian Christians killed at mining site in Plateau state
Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday (June 16) killed five Christians in a mining site Plateau state, central Nigeria, sources said.
First person: Here’s what small groups can learn from ‘old-fashioned’ Sunday School
When I started ministry many years ago, on-campus Sunday School was the predominant form of small groups. That trend has changed now, but the structure of old-fashioned Sunday school still provides needed lessons for small groups, regardless of their meeting place or time.
First person: The Kids Edition connecting ‘across the generations’
When the pastor asked our team to add “find the hidden objects” to The Kids Edition, I knew we had connected across the generations.
Mohler speaks to historical priorities still in place today during Southern Seminary report
In his address to messengers to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offered a brief history lesson of SBC seminaries and their purpose: “to make certain that Southern Baptists had a faithful … mechanism for producing a learned ministry, an educated ministry.”
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Aug. 23
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Aug. 23, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.
Gridiron Day draws more than 1,200 students, with 177 professions of faith
What began 14 years ago as First Baptist Church Villa Rica’s Gridiron Day has grown into a countywide outreach, with two churches partnering this year to reach students from all five Carroll County high schools.
ICYMI: Surrogate mother flees to Texas to give birth after demanded to abort
A surrogate mother has rejected the demands of biological parents to abort their child, by giving birth to “baby Gabriel,” who is now being medically treated for a heart condition.