BGCT Exec Board eyes potential ‘fallout’ from SBC, plans to welcome ‘displaced churches’
With an eye toward potential fallout from the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting, the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board has affirmed the creation of a study group concerning out-of-state churches …
Religious freedom protections enacted for adoption, foster care
Both laws, said ADF Senior Counsel Greg Chafuen, prioritize children over politics and protect faith-based families from discrimination.
First person: Before my feet hit the floor, I pray this
“Let me tell you something that may not surprise you: my head can be a mess first thing in the morning,” writes Tony Martin, editor of The Baptist Record.
First person: God the Father and Father’s Day
How do you picture God the Father? As distant and wrathful? As needing Jesus to talk Him off the ledge of judging us?
Government shutdown begins: What next?
As a result, about 750,000 workers face furloughs or layoffs, with a variety of services disrupted nationwide.
Black Friday sales hit record levels; Baptists gear up for Giving Tuesday
Congratulations if you survived shopping on Black Friday (Nov. 28). The annual shopping tradition for many families prompted sales to hit record levels this year, rising about 4% from 2024, according to multiple media reports.
Tennessee WMU’s first CWJC state coordinator dies at 92
Creely Wilson, Tennessee WMU’s first state coordinator for Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC), died July 18. She was 92.
North Carolina convention restructuring effort underway; state Baptist newspaper role to be evaluated
A restructuring plan for the work of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina launched yesterday (Aug. 24) as soon