
Your Voice: We need another Henry Blackaby
First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more …

Candidate for SBC Exec Comm president withdraws name
Search team chair Neal Hughes announced the latest development Tuesday (Jan. 23) to EC members. The news of a potential candidate was announced Jan. 8 and was expected to be voted on at the EC’s upcoming meeting in Nashville (Feb. 19–20).

WMU Foundation honors Cindy Walker with Rosalie Hunt Devoted Patron Award
The WMU Foundation recently honored Cindy Walker with the esteemed Rosalie Hunt Devoted Patron Award at the Louisiana WMU State meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Prayers urged for Israel after Iran launches attack
More prayers for Israel are being urged following Iran’s attack on the country Saturday (April 13).

Pastor sees the Lord bring glory out of grief, greed
For Kevin Vaughn, pastor of the growing Rock Branch Baptist Church, the path to effective ministry has not been without formidable struggles.

Christians increasingly targeted in Nigerian state
Following a rights group report that 1,336 people were killed in Plateau state, Nigeria between December and February, residents reported 18 Christians killed since mid-April.

UPATED: Greenway suit against SWBTS resolved without payment
Former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Adam W. Greenway dropped his defamation lawsuit against his former employer without any financial settlement.

Churchgoers, pastors address how often it’s OK to skip church for kids’ sports
A Lifeway Research study of both U.S. Protestant pastors and churchgoers found most in both groups believe it’s OK to miss church occasionally for a kid’s game or travel sporting event, but those in the pews are laxer on the issue …