Lifeway analysis reports SBC lost more than 1,200 congregations in 2022
According to Lifeway Research’s analysis of the 2022 Annual Church Profile of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1,253 congregations that were part of the Convention in 2021 were no longer connected in 2022.
McRaney filing appeal in legal dispute with NAMB
Nearly a month after his defamation case against the North American Mission Board was dismissed, Will McRaney announced Monday (Sept. 11) that he is appealing the ruling with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
BOUNCE disaster recovery instills heart for missions in students
Eleven construction projects were completed by 199 participants from 10 churches this past spring break through BOUNCE student disaster recovery, a ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for April 28
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 28, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Nations ‘on the move’: Baptists unite to serve diaspora peoples in U.S.
The International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, Send Relief and Woman’s Missionary Union are uniting to better serve churches focusing on the missionary task in every community on North American soil.
Longtime IMB leader, ‘strategic thinker’ Clyde Meador dies at 79
Longtime International Mission Board leader Clyde D. Meador died April 26, 2024. He was 79.
Most pastors still expect largest crowd on Easter, study shows
Most pastors are expecting one of their largest crowds on Easter, but those expectations have tempered some in the past decade.
Church’s ministry extends Helping Hands toward community with clothes, food
For 10 years Roby Baptist has been meeting its small community’s clothing needs through its Helping Hands ministry, a retail store that charges nothing for its items. The expanding ministry just added a food pantry.