‘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.
Former SWBTS missions professor Earl R. Martin dies
After a 14-month battle with cancer, Earl R. Martin — who taught missiology and world religions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary — died Aug. 23
‘Is it possible?’: IMB partners live out answered prayers in South Asia
They had no contacts, and they didn’t know where they were going to spend the night. Luis Baltazar and Hugo
BGCT’s Executive Board approves NAMB agreement, insurance program
Texas Baptists’ Executive Board adopted a new agreement with the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board regarding church-starting in Texas.
Chinese minister, family under house arrest by communist party officials
CHENGDU, China — Chinese Communist Party officials placed a Chinese minister and his family under house arrest June 4, reportedly
Ohio church and South Dakota ranch highlight faithful partnership
Violet Baptist Church in Pickerington, Ohio, is a world away from the Pine Ridge Reservation and Chanku Waste (pronounced “wash-tay”)
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for July 30
WORTHY Jeremiah 35:5–19 The Book of Jeremiah is not written in chronological order. The events of Jeremiah 34 occurred during
Louisiana sixth grader wins national RA Pinewood Derby
Held June 9 prior to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, the race featured 11 participants from around the SBC who competed inside the exhibit hall.