Lifeway is built on the foundation of the God’s Word, new president says during report in Orlando
In his first report to SBC messengers as president and CEO of Lifeway, Ryan Blackwell said the organization is more committed than ever to providing resources for the local church that are grounded in Scripture.
First Person: We can’t forget to pray for hurting Afghans … and so many others
My heart ached as I asked God for help when the last evacuation plane left Afghanistan one year ago. News
Remains of six individuals recovered in Manipur
The remains of six individuals, including two pastors, have been recovered in Manipur state, India. The individuals are believed to be among Naga hostages taken from Leilon Vaiphei in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on May 13, 2026.
‘Neighbors helping neighbors’ after tornado rips through town
After a tornado ripped through Sanderson, pastor Mike Ellis said residents of the small West Texas town did what they typically do. It was neighbors helping neighbors,” said pastor Mike Ellis of First Baptist Church Sanderson, Texas.
Texas Baptists embrace new partnership, launch of ministry center in Laredo
A new ministry center will open in Laredo, Texas, as part of a partnership between Texas Baptists River Ministry and Send Relief. The
SBC task force seeks firm to process, help with reports of sexual abuse
The Southern Baptist Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force released its first report this morning (Sept. 16) following the group’s Sept.
30 years of Ukrainian religious freedom
Dallas Baptist University’s K. Randel Everett Center for Global Religious Freedom marked two significant anniversaries during a June 29 webinar, highlighting both Ukraine’s longstanding constitutional protections for religious liberty and the destruction of religious sites since the war in Ukraine started.
Southern Baptist denomination like a 3-lane highway
In 1940, the first leg of the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened as a limited-access, interstate-type highway. It predated the Dwight D.