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Members of the Missouri Baptist Convention's executive board voted in executive session April 10 to fire MBC executive director David Clippard.... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill March 21 that would require women seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound image of their unborn baby, and, pro-lifers say, could lead many of those same women to continue... Continue Reading »

By unanimous vote, trustees of the North American Mission Board elected church-planting missionary Geoff Hammond as president of the North American Mission Board March 21.... Continue Reading »

Shortly after being unanimously elected president by the North American Mission Board's trustees, Geoff Hammond spoke with editors and reporters from a dozen state Baptist newspapers.... Continue Reading »

International Mission Board trustees rejoiced during their March 19-21 meeting in Memphis, Tenn., that the 2006 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is projected to exceed the goal of $150 million, which would be a record.... Continue Reading »

At the age of 37, David Reutimann is seen as a late bloomer in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The 2007 season is his first opportunity to compete full-time in the sport's highest series. And given his credentials, it... Continue Reading »

Missionary work has been part of Geoff Hammond's life from his earliest days. He was born on the mission field to British parents who were serving in Nigeria. His father was born in China to missionary parents.... Continue Reading »

Quick. Which college football team has the longest NCAA Division I winning streak in the nation? It's not Boise State. It's Appalachian State in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS ? formerly known as I-AA).... Continue Reading »

The first Baptist association in America will mark its 300th anniversary in September, and Southern Baptists will join in the celebration at a special associational missions rally June 10 prior to the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in San... Continue Reading »

When Rick Julian realized that people today spend more time at work than they do at home, he updated his view of on-the-job training to include ministry.... Continue Reading »

Frank Page, in his second address to Executive Committee members as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, spoke of an ?irrecoverable moment? in which believers must repent of their self-sufficiency and unite in the task of taking the land... Continue Reading »

The controversial claim by a television special that researchers have discovered Jesus? 'tomb? falls apart under both scientific scrutiny and simple logic, scholars in New Testament and archaeological studies say.... Continue Reading »