
Students across TN share gospel in Florida during Beach Reach
Although Mark Whitt has participated in Beach Reach more than a dozen times, he doesn’t show any signs of burnout.

Search committee named for North Carolina’s next Biblical Recorder editor
Chris Hefner, chairman of the Biblical Recorder’s board of directors, has named an eight-member search committee to find the next

Abandoned school in NC takes on new purpose for community
“I always thought, ‘Wow, what a great opportunity,’” said Richard Brunson, North Carolina’s Baptists on Mission executive director. “But I don’t think anybody could have envisioned what it’s become.”

SWBTS announces Charles Stanley Chair for the Advancement of Global Christianity
The Charles F. Stanley Chair for the Advancement of Global Christianity was approved unanimously by the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

TX Move Conference equipping young people for ‘life’s big decisions’
Danny Rangel, online and young adult pastor at BT Church in McAllen, Texas, says people ages 18–29 face what he calls “life’s big decisions” regarding beliefs, ideologies, college, career, relationships and marriage.

‘Direct attack … on people of faith’: Ukraine church destroyed, pastor killed
A Baptist church in Ukraine was destroyed during an evening worship service on April 16, when many Ukrainian churches observe Easter, leaving multiple people injured and one minister dead, according to a former Ukrainian lawmaker.

Executive Committee to name interim president
In the upcoming Feb. 21–22 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, officers intend to designate the interim president

How is economy affecting churches? Not that good, study says
“The bad news is that most churches continue to feel pain and discomfort from current economic realities,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, on economy.