
Messengers approve Mohler amendment in first of required two years
Mohler’s proposed constitutional amendment about pastoral qualifications passed after a short discussion and balloting at the SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 10.

Wiltshire, who led NC Baptist special ministries for 20 years, dies at 73
Donnie Gene Wiltshire, a Baptist pastor and leader who spent more than five decades ministering to the Deaf community, died

Bellevue pastor Gaines transitioning from pastorate to itinerant ministry
Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, is transitioning out of the pastorate and into a ministry as an itinerant preacher, he announced today (Sept. 22) during the church’s worship services.

Evangelicals more likely to pray, attend church, study shows
More people are coming back to church following the COVID-19 pandemic, but recent polls suggest attendance is still below pre-pandemic

IMB, Fusion partnership equipping students for missions
A 20-year partnership between the International Mission Board and Fusion, a missions program from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College in Kansas City, Missouri, has helped students live a missional life.

‘We are discipling people’: Church planting in Wisconsin thriving
Mark Millman is optimistic about the future of church planting in the state of Wisconsin. He is overseeing 14 churches that are in the process of being planted in America’s Dairyland.

First person: New England churches model creative, collaborative ministry efforts
A recent opportunity to visit with Terry Dorsett, executive director of the Baptist Churches of New England, only solidified my excitement for and interest in the ministry efforts taking place in the six-state region.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for September 1
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for September 1, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.