
Growing number of pastors, ministry leaders voicing support for EC to waive privilege
Hundreds of pastors and prominent Southern Baptist leaders have published statements critical of the Executive Committee’s refusal to waive attorney-client

Your Voice
Raising the standard: Bible study alone isn’t enough in life of believers By Kathi Holcomb Special to The Baptist Paper

What is the SBC Business and Financial Plan?
The Business and Financial Plan of the Southern Baptist Convention sets guidelines for how SBC entities manage finances, report to the Convention and cooperate with one another. But what does that mean exactly?

Confronting discipline issues in children’s ministry
By Julie Redmond Donavan North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. This is one of the more difficult issues in

Messengers vote down motion to force financial transparency
Southern Baptist messengers to the 2025 Annual Meeting rejected an amendment Wednesday that would have required the Southern Baptist Convention to publish detailed financial information like IRS Form 990 disclosures.

Church signs you need: Are you ready for guests this fall?
Does your church signage help everyone find where they need to go?

Afghan women suffering brunt of religious freedom restrictions, report says
Religious freedom in Afghanistan has deteriorated since the Taliban seized control two years ago, and Afghan women have suffered most, a report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom stated.

‘Winter blues’: For some, the holidays aren’t so merry and bright
Many struggle with the holidays due to grief, loss or other issues that make it difficult for their days to