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A lawsuit naming the Southern Baptist Convention and its Executive Committee, among other defendants, has been dismissed. Additional defendants were Pawleys Island Community Church, Pawleys Island Christian Academy (PICA), former senior pastor Donald James Williams, his wife Virginia Lee... Continue Reading »
Cooperative Program giving for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 was roughly the same dollar amount as CP giving in the previous fiscal year. The 2025-2026 total receipts of $185,619,397.15 were slightly (.25 percent) less than last year’s total... Continue Reading »
Two candidates have announced their willingness to be nominated for the office of president of the Southern Baptist Convention — Florida pastor Willy Rice and South Carolina pastor Josh Powell. Powell will be nominated by Tennessee pastor Jay Hardwick.... Continue Reading »
Recording Secretary Nathan Finn says preparations are well underway to hear from Southern Baptists at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting and to capture the reports, motions and actions taken in Orlando. In a recent interview with Jonathan Howe on... Continue Reading »
SBC President Clint Pressley announced May 4 that John Pendleton will chair the Registration Committee for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando in June. Pendleton, pastor of Bardstown Baptist Church in Bardstown, Ky., was a member of the... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley has named the roster of tellers to count votes at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting June 9–10. Pressley named David Haynes, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Senatobia, Miss., to lead the team.... Continue Reading »
A preliminary schedule for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting June 9–10 in Orlando has been released by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Order of Business. A highlight of the program will come right off the bat in Tuesday... Continue Reading »
Every year, churches across the Southern Baptist Convention honor the memory and legacy of George Liele and other African American and black missionary pioneers. Liele is widely acknowledged as the first overseas missionary from the United States. A freed... Continue Reading »
There are few things Southern Baptists love more than evangelism, worship, seminary education and the Cooperative Program. And, as for people, one could argue the top two on that list are Fred Luter and Don Currence. A bit of... Continue Reading »
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Daniel L. Akin announced Oct. 14 he will retire from the role at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. His official retirement date is July 31, 2026. Akin, Southeastern’s longest serving president, made... Continue Reading »
The 2026 SBC Pastors’ Conference aims to feature events for every member of a church leadership team. Conference President Aaron Burgner provided details in a video released Tuesday. “We want everyone to come and be part of this time... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from “Every Member Matters” by Matthew Capps and Josh Wredberg, releasing Sept. 2, 2025, from B&H Publishing Group. “To equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body... Continue Reading »
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