
‘Holy Smoke’: BBQ competition sets record, raises $20,000 for GA’s Baptist Children’s Home
The competition set a new all-time fundraising record of $20,557.36 to support the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home.

NC pastor named VP of planter development for Send Network
Tony Merida, founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been named vice president of planter development

Andrew Peterson: How pandemic lockdown revealed “The God of the Garden”
Award-winning singer-songwriter and author Andrew Peterson has a passion for changing lives — one song, one book, one blog post

Campus prayer tent brings students together
ETBU’s prayer tent ministry began in 2019, though the idea of prayer tents on college campuses has existed for years. ETBU’s prayer tent exists to encourage the students of ETBU to depend upon the Lord in prayer, organizers noted.

SBC Executive Committee gives go-ahead for investigation but delays decision on waiver of attorney-client privilege for continued negotiations
Alabama trustee Melissa Golden, first-time member of the SBC Executive Committee, brought the three hours of debate on top of

Former Louisiana, Texas WMU director Nelda Seal dies
In 1986, Nelda Seal became executive director of Louisiana WMU and served in that role until 1995. She returned as interim director from 1998 to 2001, then took on the same role for Texas WMU in 2008.

First American pope takes name Leo XIV
In a shocking vote that caught the Catholic world by surprise, the College of Cardinals elected Robert Francis Prevost, 69, the 267th pope on Thursday (May 8).

How oral Bible stories are reaching ‘everyday people’
Riding home on the subway, Patrick Stein casually looked around at fellow passengers. Two things stood out: First, as a