Resolutions Committee reflects on messengers adopting 8 resolutions
During a press conference Wednesday afternoon (June 12), members of the Committee on Resolutions spoke after eight resolutions were adopted by messengers to the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting.
Lifeway’s Ben Mandrell to preach in view of a call July 13 at Bellevue
The pastor search committee at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, has unanimously recommended that Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources become the church’s next senior pastor.
‘We were there’: Arkansas Baptists respond to tragedy in Fordyce
Tragedy struck the small town of Fordyce on June 21. A shooter opened fire at the Mad Butcher grocery store, killing four people and injuring 10 others.
Russian Baptists continue to meet after ‘house of prayer’ sealed
The Russian Supreme Court in Moscow is scheduled Aug. 28 to hear the appeal of an unregistered Baptist church in Kurganinsk whose building was sealed by government officials in May.
Ready to respond: TN DR rescue team recovers 7-year-old drowning victim
Members of the Tennessee Baptist and Nolachucky Baptist Association Disaster Relief Swiftwater Rescue Team were instrumental in the recovery of the body of a 7-year-old drowning victim on July 4 in Douglas Lake in Dandridge.
Bluefield University names Steven Peterson as next president
Steven Peterson, vice president for online/digital learning at Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas, will become Bluefield University’s 10th president in its 102-year history.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for August 11
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for August 11, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Religious freedom advocate says U.S. should practice ‘consequential diplomacy’
Working to advance international religious freedom and combat persecution not only reflects American values, but also advances the nation’s interests, international human rights lawyer H. Knox Thames said.