
First person: How caddying can offer lessons to ‘second-chair leaders’
Luke Francis, executive pastor for First Light Church, shares his love for golf and how caddying can offer leadership lessons.

Longtime TN Baptist Collegiate Ministry leader Bill Choate dies at 67
William “Bill” Choate, a longtime leader of Baptist Collegiate Ministry in Tennessee whose influence shaped generations of college students, died

SBC Executive Committee gives go-ahead for investigation but delays decision on waiver of attorney-client privilege for continued negotiations
Alabama trustee Melissa Golden, first-time member of the SBC Executive Committee, brought the three hours of debate on top of

Pakistan among worst violators of religious freedom, USCIRF says
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom again has recommended that the State Department designate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern,” citing the country’s blasphemy laws as a prime reason.

‘This is our time,’ reports Romanian Baptist pastor of relief, discipleship efforts among refugees
Pastor Sabin Boruga deletes the photos as quickly as they pop into his WhatsApp group text. The images of horrific

WMU Foundation names Darby president-elect; George set to retire in June
Longtime Alabama Baptist Peggy Darby, who has spent nearly 25 years in fundraising and development, was unanimously elected as president-elect

Indonesian authorities foil plan to bomb churches
Authorities in Indonesia last week arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said.

EC Legal Strategies Committee gives preliminary report
Legal Strategies Committee chair Josh Hetzler of Virginia assured EC members they are working “expeditiously” and understand the “urgency” of the matter.