Barber recalls ‘bold’ Southern Baptists, urges cooperation amid trials
SBC President Bart Barber challenged trustees to “look past those who tear down” and focus on cooperation.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for April 7
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 7, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Lifeway analysis reports SBC lost more than 1,200 congregations in 2022
According to Lifeway Research’s analysis of the 2022 Annual Church Profile of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1,253 congregations that were part of the Convention in 2021 were no longer connected in 2022.
First person: Pregnancy resource centers and the Church need one another
There are so many pieces of the ministry of the pregnancy care world that parallel the church, and we want to come alongside churches so that we can make a bigger impact in the lives of families.
BOUNCE disaster recovery instills heart for missions in students
Eleven construction projects were completed by 199 participants from 10 churches this past spring break through BOUNCE student disaster recovery, a ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Police investigate trailer full of burning Bibles near TN church on Easter morning
“What people think many times is going to stop us, really just encourages us, in a weird way, to know that we’re doing what’s right,” said pastor Greg Locke.
Barber urges messengers to ‘not grow weary,’ bear each other’s burdens
Bart Barber used his final speech as SBC president to encourage messengers to bear one another’s weaknesses and to show love to leave a lasting, godly impact.
Longtime IMB leader, ‘strategic thinker’ Clyde Meador dies at 79
Longtime International Mission Board leader Clyde D. Meador died April 26, 2024. He was 79.