
National African American Fellowship celebrates growth, looks for more in the future
Though steps have been made in the direction of unity, representation and diversity in the Southern Baptist Convention, more growth

Seminary opens space to help police department boost recruitment
The Fred Luter Jr. Student Center at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is often the site of student enlistment events.

Grandparents Day is Sept. 12: Ideas and resources to celebrate the day
In 1970, Marian McQuade, a West Virginia woman who advocated for the elderly, initiated a campaign to establish a day

Church livestreams: How many watch ‘live’ versus later?
Let me start by saying that one of my great frustrations is the number of churches that discontinued their Sunday livestream broadcast after the pandemic.

Rashional Thoughts: Consistent, community ministry harder than serving in a crisis
Is it possible the Church as a whole struggles (outside of a crisis) to genuinely, thoroughly and consistently show up for the various communities needing consistent care across the nation and around the world?

No power, no problem: FL church overcomes challenges, serves hundreds of meals after Idalia
Like most of the surrounding area, First Baptist Church Madison, Florida, was without electricity for a few days in the wake of Hurricane Idalia, but it didn’t stop its members from preparing and serving hundreds of meals each day.

Mississippi News Sept. 25, 2025
Celebrations Morrison Chapel Church, Cleveland, Mid-Delta Association, celebrates 100 years Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m; catered lunch, bounce houses for children;

WMU builds houseboat from craft sticks to display cooperative effort
Southern Baptist churches, groups and entities sent thousands of panels made of craft sticks to WMU in recent months. Now, WMU staff and volunteers have turned them into a big houseboat to show how the Cooperative Program works.