
Longtime Baptist Standard editor Presnall Wood dies at age 89
Presnall H. Wood, who was editor of the Baptist Standard through one of the most tumultuous periods in Southern Baptist

‘The Lord has a plan,’ Yahweh Baptist pastor says of deadly KY tornadoes
Bob Waldridge had a bad feeling on the night of Dec. 10. There were reports of tornadoes bearing down on

‘Singing schools’ and their impact on American worship
Few today recognize the impact “singing schools,” which used “shape-notes” to teach music, has had on American worship. This music, which is associated with the tradition of “Sacred Harp Singing,” enhanced worship across the nation.

TX pastor raises stakes of missions challenge, loses beard in process
What began as a joke made in front of a rural Texas congregation ended with a gift of more than $26,000 contributed to enable Texas Baptist Men and their ministry partners to drill new water wells in Peru.

Dooley: Presence of God is all that can sustain pastors through pressures
Adam Dooley, pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, Tennessee, preaches at the 2024 SBC Pastors Conference in Indianapolis.

GCR Task Force files (part 3): Dallas-Fort Worth meeting sparks ‘polarized’ discussion
Staff members of The Baptist Paper, a sister publication to The Alabama Baptist and part of TAB Media Group, continue

Four young women named to 2026 National Acteens Panel
Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU, SBC) has named four young women to the 2026 National Acteens Panel. They include Alexis Andrade

Paris Olympics experience offers evangelism lesson for BCM student
College senior Mia Crawford learned a very valuable lesson about evangelism after spending a week in Paris sharing Christ during the 2024 Summer Olympics.