
First Person: What a pastor should consider before leaving a church
Pastoral transitions happen. Life happens. And sometimes pastors need to move on. If not, in time, our mortality will force

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Sept. 7
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for September 7, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.

Gifts and the gospel: Church celebrates 40 years of meeting needs at Christmas
The Christmas Store, a ministry of First Baptist Church, Sevierville, celebrated 40 years of helping Sevier County residents in need during its annual event Dec. 12-13 at the church.

First person: Juggling life, serving others, seeking next steps keeps us fresh
My new friend says she doesn’t want to become complacent and lose enthusiasm for improving her situation and making the changes she desperately needs to make.

IMB missionaries reaching lost in ‘virtual backyard’
Week of Prayer for International Missions is Dec. 3–10. The national goal for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is $200 million.

International Day for the Unreached returns May 24
Christian organizations are calling believers worldwide to pray, share and mobilize for the roughly 3.2 billion people who have no access to the gospel.

Rosalie Hunt shares legacy, memory of Lottie Moon with books
What astonished Rosalie Hunt — who loves speaking and researching, but certainly not writing — was that the Lord led her to do just what she never envisioned for herself: to write the stories of incredible missionary women.

Q&A with David Allen, candidate for SBC president
The Baptist Paper reached out to each of the six individuals who have announced intentions to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, June 11–12.