
North Carolina BCH releases details on Blackwell’s indefinite leave of absence
In an effort to provide clarity “in light of misinformation circulating in public conversation,” Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina

Mississippi’s spring BSU event sees 121 students answer missions call
“To stand in the front of the worship center at the Mississippi State BSU and hear the roar of students worshipping in unison — I just get chills thinking about it,” said Sam Ivy, Mississippi Baptist director of collegiate ministries.

Christian charged with blasphemy for posting Bible verses
Outrage over a social media post of Bible verses resulted in one Christian being charged with blasphemy and dozens of

‘Jesus stills the storm’: DR volunteers ‘helping their neighbors’ after Hurricane Idalia
“Our faith is strong. Our members are out in the community helping their neighbors with clean up,” said Christopher Arnold, pastor of Lakeside Baptist Church in Perry, Florida.

Congress urged to take action to address persecution in Nigeria
Representatives from multiple human rights and religious liberty organizations joined the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in urging Congress to take action regarding ongoing persecution in Nigeria.

5 ‘places of decision’ where churches must communicate better
In our noisy world where there are lots of choices to make, with many places of decision, the church needs to be clear about options and very specific with direction.

SBC Exec Comm to announce president/CEO candidate at February meeting
The SBC Executive Committee’s search committee announced Monday (Jan. 8) the EC will vote on a candidate to serve as its next president/CEO during its meeting in Nashville, Feb. 19–20.

Memorial Day weekend storms leave trail of death, devastation
A wave of deadly storms that hit multiple states over Memorial Day weekend left a devastating trail of destroyed homes — and at least 20 deaths have been reported.