
Influential discipleship author Henry Blackaby dies at 88
Blackaby’s “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God” was first released in 1990 and has sold more than 7 million copies. It was revised by his son and grandson in 2022.

Human Trafficking Awareness Day: State task force heightens awareness in Alabama
The Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force is sponsoring Alabama Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Jan. 11 to bring awareness to

Baylor BSM expanding to new building after ministry growth
“Ministry on Baylor’s campus is growing. It’s growing through the BSM and through the unity of the local churches,” Will Bowden, director of Baylor University’s Baptist Student Ministry, said.

Daughter’s faith strengthened after father killed by Boko Haram
Watching Boko Haram behead her Christian father and leave her brother for dead in their northeast Nigerian village has strengthened

Church celebrates 300th baptism with confetti in sanctuary
Confetti is no longer limited to sports championships, weddings and New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Refugees in need: Alabama Baptists commit $100,000 to Ukraine relief efforts
The Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions is committing $100,000 from Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief funds to assist with Ukrainian

Needed: A huge shift in the journey of churches
Let’s ban all “re-” words when talking about the journey of churches. “Re-” words are about going back, doing something again and preserving the way things were in the past.

NOBTS student center renamed in honor of Fred Luter
The board of trustees at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College voted during their spring meeting to rename