
Gen Z’s life in ‘digital Babylon’ presents opportunities
Barna and Impact 360 concluded a series of Gen Z reports Sept. 12 with Leading Gen Z, a simulcast highlighting their final set of conclusions, based on more than a decade of research.

NC church, association pledge more than $60,000 to statewide initiative
As churches make preparations for the statewide initiative ServeNC in early August, a church and association in northeastern North Carolina have agreed to commit upwards of $60,000 to neighboring churches as a way to encourage churches …

Amid cancer battle, Shaddix offers message of hope to students
Beloved faculty member Jim Shaddix took to the chapel stage for a conversation about his ongoing battle with cancer.

Alaska exec steps down after home church deemed no longer in friendly cooperation with SBC
Randy Covington has resigned as executive director and treasurer of the Alaska Baptist Resource Network after apologizing for comments made regarding the SBC’s decision to deem his home church not in friendly cooperation with Convention.

Pastor’s ‘Grounded’ podcast impacting lives
Scott Cates, a Georgia Baptist pastor, is touching thousands of lives from Tiger, a town that sits at the base of 2,856-foot Tiger Mountain, a prominent Blue Ridge Mountain peak in the far northeast corner of Georgia.

Pope Francis dies at 88 after ongoing battle with poor health
Pope Francis died Monday at age 88, the Vatican announced. He passed away Monday morning (April 21) at his longtime residence at the Vatican, after battling double pneumonia and kidney failure following a 38-day hospitalization.

SEBTS receives $1.25 million grant to ‘equip, encourage pastors’
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary announced it has received a grant of $1.25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. in support for the Great Commission Preaching Initiative of Southeastern’s Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership.

Duane Rollins, who accused Paul Pressler of years of abuse, has died
Duane Rollins, who had long suffered from health issues, accused Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler of years of abuse.