SBC messengers take first vote to amend constitution to restate ‘only men’ as pastors
Messengers to the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in New Orleans took a first vote June 14 to amend
Annual Church Profile: What the latest numbers mean for SBC
The recent slide in total memberships among congregations affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention slowed in 2023, while baptisms, worship service attendance and small group participation all grew.
Guilty of ‘extremism’?: Baptists in Belarus voice concern about new law
President Aleksandr Lukashenko authorized a law that solidifies the government’s power to inspect and monitor religious communities, according to those close to the situation in Belarus.
‘All praise to Him’: MS missions team brings VBS to Dakota community
The Choctaw Baptist Association led its first combined mission trip June 15-21 to partner with an isolated church in South Dakota.
Cloer named president of Baptist College of Florida
Clayton Cloer, pastor of the Church at the Cross in Orlando, has been named president of the Baptist College of
‘High-five Fridays’ among efforts to build relationships with inner-city school
For the past six years, Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has built a powerful connection with Hobgood Elementary, an inner-city school facing numerous low-income challenges.
First person: 7 reasons preachers need to listen to other preaching
We usually have access to solid, strong sermons from others, Chuck Lawless says. Check out these reasons why it’s good for us to listen to others’ sermons regularly.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Dec. 15
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for December 15, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.