
Small changes make big difference for Texas church
When guests visit Coulter Road Baptist Church in Amarillo, Texas, they are greeted with clearly marked parking, a diverse welcome team

Q&A with Dan Spencer, candidate for SBC president
The Baptist Paper reached out to each of the six individuals who have announced intentions to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, June 11–12.

Oklahoma City ministry shows Christ’s love to single mothers
Christina is like so many other single mothers in Oklahoma these days. She is trying to carve out a good

Pressley and presidential candidates urge unity, clear focus ahead of Orlando meeting
Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley and the two announced candidates seeking to succeed him urged pastors this week to pursue doctrinal clarity, rebuild trust and keep the Great Commission at the center as messengers prepare to gather in Orlando for the SBC Annual Meeting.

Awaiting Senate vote: Bill would codify same-sex ‘marriage’ at federal level
A bill intended to codify same-sex “marriage” at the federal level could get a Senate vote in September, and opponents

SBC task force urges churches not to overlook disability ministry
“If you took all the people on our planet with disabilities and added them together, you would have the third largest country in the world, just behind India and China,” asserted Tom Stolle, executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.

Abuse task force releases report, recommendations on ‘future of reform’ in SBC
The Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force has released its report with recommendations that it will share a report with messengers during the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis (June 11–12).

Hispanic Missions Sunday to be observed Sept. 25
Hispanic Missions Sunday is a day to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Hispanic International Mission Board missionaries and Hispanic churches