
‘It is the reality’: SBC Exec Comm members differ on financial path, agree on Iorg leadership
“I think Southern Baptists give [through] the Cooperative Program primarily for our mission endeavors, our church planting and our seminary training,” Nick Sandefur told Kentucky Today. “I don’t see the value in decreasing that.”

Discipleship emphasis leads to partnership among multiethnic congregations
As a pastor and church planting strategist, Tim Ahlen has watched many believers miss a key aspect of the Christian

Exec Comm shares plan for legal expenses, abuse prevention and response
Acknowledging continued challenges facing the Southern Baptist Convention, Executive Committee president and CEO Jeff Iorg presented a three-step plan during the EC’s Feb. 17–18 board of trustees meeting in Nashville.

Florida Baptist Convention continues efforts to recover $700,000 in stolen funds
Staff at the Florida Baptist Convention thought they were sending missions money to help pay for church planting. Then the

A biblical approach to teaching children from birth to college about spending, saving, giving
There are so many things to consider amid all the joy and stress of being a new parent, including teaching

Ministering to refugees, strengthening communities
The Annie Armstrong offering is used for training, support and care for missionaries, like Osvaldo and Vanessa Lerma, and for evangelism resources.

North Carolina BCH board chairman resigns amid animal cruelty charges
James David “Jim” Goldston III, chairman of the board of trustees for the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, has

Church planter’s wife facing medical crisis in Minnesota
The Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention has organized a GoFundMe page for Philip Nache, church planter of Hope of Nations Gospel Church