
War, Easter and the future of tourism in Bethlehem
Every year before Easter, Elias Hazin’s phone would ring with pilgrims booking trips to visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus.

SBC messengers urged to draft motions, confirm they are in order ahead of time
Messengers attending the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting will tackle a long list of convention business June 14–15 in

Messengers experience expanded opportunity for convention business
Messengers to the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim requested more opportunities to make motions, ask questions and debate issues.

‘In shock’: Lamar University student drowns during campus ministry retreat
A 23-year-old Lamar University graduate student drowned Aug. 10, while attending a Lamar Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) retreat at the Toledo Bend Reservoir.

‘Working together’: KY volunteers reflect on ministering to Ukrainian refugees
The first team of Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers wish they could have stayed longer when they traveled to Poland

SBC Cooperation Group releases draft of recommendations
The upcoming recommendations “are crafted with the desire to satisfy the intent of the motion to move forward together in ‘biblical fidelity’ by safeguarding our adopted statement of faith and ‘missional clarity,'” says chair Jared Wellman.

Most common ways churches are now texting, engaging people
Email still has its place. Don’t abandon it. But if you want to improve your church communication you may want to consider some changes, including text messaging.

SBTS president Mohler thanks Southern Baptists for raising up students
As Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, gave his 30th report to convention messengers, he