
Retirement and finance webinar helps ministers plan for future
Desiring to assist pastors and church employees in long-term financial planning, the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) recently hosted a retirement planning webinar, providing access for ministry leaders …

New BCM facilities to be constructed at 5 Georgia universities
The Georgia Baptist Mission Board has entered into a ground lease deal with private investors to construct new facilities for

Displaced Christians in Sudan driven from homes
Muslims in Sudan’s River Nile state on Oct. 19 drove 34 displaced Christians from their homes, sources said.

Church takes fall festival on the road to help local congregations
Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, First Baptist Church leaders felt it was a good time to alter its tradition. “We decided to take our fall festival on the road,” said Craig Mintz, a pastor at FBC Sevierville, Tennessee.

Seminary students still paying for undergraduate work may struggle with financing grad school
Seminaries are among the less expensive graduate programs in today’s higher education market, but students entering seminary with a heavy

Laypeople – the key to an effective association
Relationships and networking are very important in life. When my daughter was in law school, she needed a summer internship

Southern Baptist editors gather virtually for annual meeting
Emerging from more than a year of communications challenges and innovations as a result of the global pandemic, more than

Georgia Baptist Mission Board affirms staff changes
Effective Jan. 1, Andy Childs will assume the role of assistant executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. Additionally, Ty Salter will step into the role of chief financial officer.