GCR Task Force files unsealed, available for review (part 1)
The audio files from the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s 10 months of work in 2009 and 2010 were sealed for 15 years, the agreed-upon time by the group. The collection is housed in the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives and consists of 57 compact discs and very few paper documents.
Missionaries held in Haiti enter third month of captivity, warnings issued
CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti — Fifteen members of a missionary group held in Haiti remained captive as of Dec. 2 after two
Three major motions defeated at #SBC25
The three major debates anticipated for the more than 10,000 messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas — plus a few unexpected ones — all failed to garner enough votes for passage.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for May 16
Live the Message Colossians 3:1–3, 12–17 U.S. church membership has fallen below the majority of the population for the first
First person: Discover the great stories within congregations
How can you uncover the stories of missional engagement in congregations? Without sounding flippant, the answer is to gently and consistently ask for them. You might be surprised by what you discover.
Southwestern Seminary receives warning about accreditation
The accreditation status of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, has been moved to “warning” level by the
Former Louisiana pastor arrested; congregation merges with another church
“Shane left town around the first of February,” Chris Holloway, senior pastor with Little Pass Baptist Church, Charenton, Louisiana, wrote. “My last conversation with him was on Jan. 28, 2025.”
‘First responder’: Ministry assistants offer key contributions for churches
Church secretaries/ministry assistants make invaluable contributions “behind the scenes,” affirmed Julia Binford, president of the Tennessee Baptist Secretaries Association.