
Partnership seeks to plant thousands of churches in South Asia
The Christian County Baptist Association is partnering with the International Mission Board and a third-party organization on an initiative that has a goal of planting thousands of churches in South Asia.

New chapter: Disabled veteran finds new life with love of Jesus
Bobby Henline has survived war, an IED explosion, devastating burns and dozens of surgeries. On Sunday (Sept. 20), the wounded

Judge dismisses all but one claim in Hunt’s lawsuit against SBC
A federal judge has dismissed all but one claim in former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt’s lawsuit against the SBC, its Executive Committee, and Guidepost Solutions.

Alarm raised over ‘growing wave of killings, abductions and attacks’ in Sudan
Church leaders and Christians in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains are facing a growing wave of killings, abductions and attacks as fighting between rival armed factions intensifies in the country’s South Kordofan state, Christian Daily International reported.

Sing! Global event celebrates historic hymnody, pushes back against ‘shallow gospel’
The annual Sing! Global conference, held Sept. 4-6, drew some 8,500 Christian worship music leaders and other church musicians, pastors, vendors and hymn composers from as many as 35 countries.

Gospel singer, songwriter Squire Parsons now experiencing ‘Sweet Beulah Land’
Parsons’ “Sweet Beulah Land” was voted song of the year in 1981 by readers of Singing News Magazine, where he was voted favorite baritone (1986–1987), favorite male singer (1988) and favorite songwriter (1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995).

AI-generated deepfakes, Billy Graham and creating confusion — and opportunity?
A prominent pastor and author warns that AI-generated deepfakes of Christian figures like Billy Graham are stirring up confusion related to what’s real and what’s not. Could this be an opportunity for the Church?

Cadwell named recipient of WMU’s top leadership award
Odelle Cadwell of Temple of Faith Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan is the recipient of the 2026 Dellanna West O’Brien Leadership Award, national WMU’s most prestigious leadership honor.