Tennessee Baptists to kick off Celebration Tour for 150 years
Propelled by a combination of energy, nostalgia and gratitude, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is kicking off the “2024 Celebration Tour” — commemorating and saluting the 150th anniversary of the Tennessee Baptist Convention.
Study: Rate of pastors leaving pulpit each year remains unchanged in last decade
Despite the unique pressures pastors routinely face, only 1.2% of evangelical and Black Protestant pastors leave the ministry each year, according to a 2025 Lifeway Research study.
‘The Firing Squad’: A movie about 3 death row inmates who accept Christ releases Aug. 2
Based on the real executions of drug traffickers in Indonesia in 2015, “The Firing Squad” is set to release on Aug. 2.
3 church website checks that will transform online presence
Is your online presence adequate? Will it lead someone to answers or will it lead someone to frustration? Let’s start the perpetual task of improving it.
One injured, gunman dead after Michigan church shooting
The quick thinking of a deacon and a security guard stopped a church shooting just after it started in a Detroit suburb this morning (June 22).
SBC Exec Comm to gather for February meeting in Nashville
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee will convene its annual February meeting next week (Feb. 17–18) in Nashville.
Senior adult VBS brings back fond memories for ‘young at heart’
The Ozark campus of the Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries has found a way to reach the young at heart among its senior residents.
Churches targeted in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Authorities in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine raided an unregistered Baptist church during a Pentecost Sunday worship service, an Oslo-based news service focused on international human rights and religious freedom reported.