
SBC 2023: June 13 Evening Recap
Texas pastor Bart Barber will serve a second one-year term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention after winning Tuesday’s

Report urges changes to advance international religious freedom
Naming the worst violators of international religious freedom has been a good way to condemn bad behavior but has been far less effective at bringing about changes in policy by foreign nations, according to a new report.

GA churches use summer opportunity to provide food for children in need
Churches in largely rural Emanuel County, Georgia, are making sure no children go hungry this summer. Billy Brinson, mission strategist

Power of Easter sweeps through Tennessee prison
Going to church on Easter Sunday wasn’t an option for the inmates at the Gibson County jail in Trenton, Tennessee.

How churches build culture of belonging for those with disabilities
Churches need to consider what it might look like for disabled people “to be embedded at that DNA, normalized cultural level of church life,” said Jason Le Shana during a recent faith and disability workshop.

Southern Baptists to vote on Floyd’s Vision 2025 plan at Annual Meeting
Messengers to the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, will vote on a recommitment proposal called Vision

‘Nudge’ from God prompts virtual Bible study
A “nudge” from God in late 2020 prompted Rodna Blain to connect spiritually with her co-workers through launching a virtual

‘Still in shock’: Disaster Relief teams continue aid in East Tennessee
These teams represented just a few of the hundreds of disaster relief (DR) volunteers from Tennessee, Texas and other states serving people from the Newport area to as far northeast as the Mountain City area.