
‘Lean into historical doctrinal commitments’: Bart Barber elected 2022 SBC president
Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church Farmersville, Texas, and active denominational leader, was elected 64th president of the Southern

Why your church needs a ‘youth-now mindset’ in ministry
Gen Z students are eager to serve in the church, but often overlooked. Learn why your church needs a “youth-now mindset.”

How your church can serve pregnancy resource centers
The thought of sitting across the room from a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy strikes fear in the hearts of

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for September 3
Introduced! Mark 1:1–13 According to early second-century Christian authors, Mark wrote his Gospel as recounted to him by Peter. Mark,

2021 SBC Annual Meeting gets underway today
The first day of the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting gets underway this morning at 8 a.m. The schedule is packed

FL church offers ‘lighthouse’ for community after ‘heartbreaking’ devastation from Idalia
“Southern Baptists have been so good to us,” said Robin Hoffman, a Florida Baptist who is among those helping her community recover from Hurricane Idalia. “They have made it bearable because we know help is on the way. We’re not alone.”

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief prepares to deploy after Hurricane Ida
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams in several states are on alert for likely deployment in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida,

USCIRF report: Religious freedom in Iran ‘sharply’ deteriorating
Religious freedom and human rights conditions in Iran — which already were bleak — have “sharply deteriorated,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reported in an update released Sept. 11.