
‘I do not retract what I said’: Russian pastor jailed for preaching against war
A 63-year-old Russian Pentecostal pastor received a four-year sentence for preaching against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an Oslo-based news service focused on human rights and religious freedom reported.

First Person: What the decline of religiosity really reveals
A recent article I read said “religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline.” That’s news? Anyone paying

Florida Baptists celebrate unity, approve 2022 budget, address sexual abuse
Florida Baptists celebrated the ties that bind during the 2021 Florida Baptist State Convention meeting held Nov. 8-9 at Lakes Church in Lakeland.

Porch songs: 77-year-old retired minister shares gospel through bluegrass
If you happen to stop by the Old Sautee Store, near Helen, Georgia, on any given Friday or Saturday, you will be greeted by the stoic faces of two wooden cigar store Indians.

NextGen teams ‘on front lines of lostness,’ reaching nations with gospel
Sticky notes plastered to the wall represented all the ways summer volunteers will embark on the missionary task in the

Williams to retire as DOM of Trinity River Baptist Association
David Williams will retire as director of missions effective Dec. 31, 2025, twelve years after accepting the call to serve Trinity River Baptist Association.

Ezell pledges transparency in report to messengers
In his report to Southern Baptists gathered in New Orleans, North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell emphasized that the

Church partnership displays ‘great picture of the diversity’ in St. Louis
The world is the neighborhood of Bayless Baptist Church in St. Louis. In fact, that world is in the building