60 years: Congreso 2024 challenges students to find identity in Christ
More than 1,500 students and leaders from across the state and beyond attended the three-day conference organized by the BGCT evangelism team and held at Waco’s Extraco Events Center.
TN church closes its doors to help launch others for BlueOval ministry
“It was explained to us that if we waited until we had to close the doors, this would possibly not be a church anymore,” church deacon David Prine said. “It could be a McDonald’s. And we didn’t want that to happen.”
Christian couple’s plight in Nigeria reveals injustices, church leaders say
The ordeal of a pastoral couple jailed without trial for three years for taking in a runaway Muslim girl shows the injustices that Christians suffer in northern Nigeria, church leaders said.
Identifying the mission: Iorg shares future mentality of SBC Exec Committee
The mission matters most. That’s the mentality Jeff Iorg is bringing to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee as he steps into the role of president and CEO on May 13.
First person: Church’s legacy isn’t bricks, mortar
“While we cherish the memories made within the walls of the old church, we look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead as we continue to grow and serve together,” writes Eric Copass, pastor of First Baptist Church Celina.
Convicted killer of Texas pastor executed
Texas executed Steven Nelson on Feb. 5 for the 2011 murder of Clint Dobson, pastor of NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington.
Pressley fields questions at first press conference as SBC president
Media representatives from across the nation gathered to ask questions and hear from Clint Pressley following the conclusion of the SBC Annual Meeting on June 12.
Judge dismisses all but one claim in Hunt’s lawsuit against SBC
A federal judge has dismissed all but one claim in former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt’s lawsuit against the SBC, its Executive Committee, and Guidepost Solutions.