
Community blesses foster family after electrical fire damages home
Jacob and Samantha Rickman were enjoying an afternoon at the park with their four biological children and their new foster

Your Voice: Church’s legacy isn’t bricks, mortar
First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more …

‘Minister of encouragement’: Ken Whitten joins NAMB to serve, connect pastors
Ken Whitten, recently retired pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida, will become national director of pastoral leadership at

Former Southwestern Seminary administrator Matt Queen leaves pastorate after guilty plea
Matt Queen, a former interim provost at Southwestern Seminary, has resigned as pastor of Friendly Avenue Baptist in Greensboro, N.C., three weeks after pleading guilty to a charge of making false statements to federal investigators.

First person: Methods have changed, but role of state papers is the same
Longtime Tennessee Baptist editor Lonnie Wilkey shares how methods in publishing have changed, but the role of state papers remains important.

Stetzer to lead Biola’s theology school
Missiologist Ed Stetzer will serve as dean of the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, a nondenominational evangelical university

First person: ‘Personal connections’ and how they help missions thrive
The Church Connections Initiative helps the IMB connect with all Southern Baptist churches on a regular basis.

Union University celebrates 200 years, ‘Christ-centered’ convictions
Union University turned 200 on Feb. 3, with celebrations including a special chapel service, bicentennial birthday party, documentary release and