
Alaska Baptists celebrate existing efforts, challenged to tackle difficult areas
Gathering for their annual meeting Sept. 27–29 at First Baptist Church North Pole, Alaska Baptists celebrated work being done, heard plans

First person: Connecting young adults to small groups in your church
“If young adults do not get or remain connected to others within the church after they leave high school, they are much more likely to leave the church.”

Gateway Seminary announces presidential leadership transition
Gateway Seminary has initiated an executive transition plan to elect a new Seminary president. Current President, Jeff Iorg, asked the board of trustees to begin the transition process at the October 10, 2023 meeting, in Portland, Oregon.

First person: Taking out our trash as we create space for the Father
Making space for trash? Sure, that can be a need. But there’s a vastly different kind of need for making a vastly different kind of space. It’s making head space and heart space. Life space, really.

Parody video provides fun way to promote 2022 SBC Pastors Conference
The 2022 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors Conference, set for June 12–13 in Anaheim, California, revealed its lineup of 12 preachers

Questions about faith, Bible? Moody Publishers launches new online resource
At a time when people are turning more and more to the internet for answers to life’s toughest questions, Moody

Mississippi Baptists see 269 decisions for Christ at state fair
During the Mississippi’s state fair, more than 140 Mississippi Baptist volunteers shared the Good News of Christ with some 2,520 fairgoers, of whom 269 made professions of faith.

SBC Executive Committee names McLaurin interim president/CEO
William McLaurin became the first African American to lead a Southern Baptist Convention entity when he was named SBC Executive