
First Person: Ministering to your community as school starts back
As the school year is upon us, what are some ways you and your church can engage your community through

First person: Ebola and navigating bad news
I am writing this week about finding hope in surprising places. Today, we’ll consider the most surprising place of all.

Creating compelling social media, website graphics for your church
Today, effective communication for pastors and churches extends beyond the pulpit to online platforms.

Q&A with Dan Spencer, candidate for SBC president
The Baptist Paper reached out to each of the six individuals who have announced intentions to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, June 11–12.

Teaching kids hygiene, God-given worth opens doors for gospel in Southeast Asia
Part of International Mission Board missionary and nurse practitioner Rachel’s ministry in a rural area of Southeast Asia is educating

SBC task force urges churches not to overlook disability ministry
“If you took all the people on our planet with disabilities and added them together, you would have the third largest country in the world, just behind India and China,” asserted Tom Stolle, executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.

Abuse task force releases report, recommendations on ‘future of reform’ in SBC
The Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force has released its report with recommendations that it will share a report with messengers during the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis (June 11–12).

Water distribution by Mississippi Baptists in full swing
In response to the Jackson water crisis, supplemental pumps installed at the O. B. Curtis Water Plant and repairs to