Baptist Press

Persecution against house churches in China last year was up 30.4 percent from 2006, and the total number of people persecuted was up 18.5 percent, according to a report by China Aid Association.... Continue Reading »

More than one in every 100 American adults are in jail or prison, according to a recent study by the Pew Center for the States, which also found that about half of released inmates return to jail or prison... Continue Reading »

Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, told Executive Committee members he believes the calling of the convention is to have a singular focus on seeing people come to faith in Christ.... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee voted Feb. 18 to give $100,000 to help Union University rebuild from the devastating tornado that wrecked the campus almost two weeks earlier.... Continue Reading »

It's a fact: Vacation Bible School is the most effective evangelism strategy in the Southern Baptist Convention. Churches that understand its effectiveness also understand that follow-up is a critical component of the VBS week.... Continue Reading »

A man in ill-fitting, dirty clothes picks his way around mud holes to the front gate of the compound. He looks out to the main road and spies nothing. He paces back to his pile of furniture and checks... Continue Reading »

Four-part harmony lingers in the air. A slightly out-of-tune guitar urges the singing to start again, vibrating the plastic walls of the makeshift shelter.... Continue Reading »

Baptist leaders are planning outreach efforts surrounding the 2010 Winter Olympics that they hope will lead to additional churches in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.... Continue Reading »

John and Elizabeth Kea have learned to never say never. The Keas were among 36 new missionaries appointed by the International Mission Board Jan. 30 in Gainesville, Fla.... Continue Reading »

Former President Jimmy Carter, during the opening session of the ?New Baptist Covenant Celebration? in Atlanta Jan. 30, called for Baptists of all races, political leanings and theological stances to unite around a common belief in the gospel of... Continue Reading »

Former President Jimmy Carter expressed hopes for cooperation between moderate and liberal Baptists and the Southern Baptist Convention, and spoke of a ?wonderful relationship? with the SBC president on the opening day of the ?New Baptist Covenant Celebration? in... Continue Reading »

Seminary professor Terri Stovall wants churches to ?understand the current trends of the aging population that will balloon over the next 50 years, to examine what scripture says to seniors, families and the church, and to find practical ways... Continue Reading »