
Messengers come to Indiana prepared to do business
Of 50 motions presented during the SBC Annual Meeting, one passed, seven were rejected, eight were ruled out of order and 33 were referred to various SBC entities or the Executive Committee.

First person: ‘Senior Saints’ and what sainthood is about
Every year in Mount Vernon, Illinois, new “Senior Saints” are nominated. I am delighted that our community honors their service

Church in Indonesia celebrates Christmas despite ‘potential attacks’
A pastor came under pressure from local Muslims in Indonesia on Christmas Eve to announce that Christmas services were cancelled even though his church won approval to hold the celebrations, Morning Star News reported.

Nashville attorney has spent lifetime helping SBC entities preserve stewardship integrity
Mention the name Jim Guenther to any Southern Baptist who sits on the pew of an average Southern Baptist church

National WMU executive board approves next missions offering goals
The National Woman’s Missionary Union executive board set the next missions offering goals and heard a challenge from executive director

First person: 6 habits that risk moral failure for pastors
Christian media expert Phil Cooke shares six habits that risk moral failure for pastors. “I’ve discovered a certain pattern of behavior from leaders who fail,” he writes.

Young to retire after 46 years of sharing Arizona Southern Baptist stories
When Elizabeth Young first began telling the stories of God’s work among Arizona Southern Baptists as a news writer and

Equipping women, ministry wives through NOBTS Prepare Her program
Tara Dew wears many hats. She’s the president’s wife at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, director of Thrive — NOBTS’