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Have your say at the Cooperative Program interactive display at the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall in Orlando, where the SBC Executive Committee will gather testimonies on how the CP has impacted individual journeys, churches and... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley is urging pastors to lead their congregations in prayer for the nation May 17 in concert with a religious outreach in Washington celebrating the semiquincentennial. “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise... Continue Reading »
An increase in personal Bible use in the U.S. in 2025 was short-lived, the American Bible Society said in its latest State of the Bible release, with newest engagement numbers receding to 2024 levels. But ABS isn’t ready to... Continue Reading »
Evangelical giving has stabilized after several years of significant decline, but almost no one gives a biblical tithe to the church, a new study from Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts found. Ron Sellers, Grey Matter Research president, said... Continue Reading »
Former police captain Jamie Reynolds considered himself a “reluctant AMS” when he began serving as an associational mission strategist for the Three Forks Baptist Association a dozen years ago. “I was a reluctant AMS, in a manner of speaking,... Continue Reading »
“The First Hymn,” showcasing Chris Tomlin’s and Ben Fielding’s contemporary rendering of the oldest known Christian hymn, enjoys a wide release in U.S. theaters March 24 and 26. The hymn with the earliest evidence of the Trinity in praise... Continue Reading »
The elliptical machine in 69-year-old Bob Stephens’ home gym is stretching its handlebars to hang three coats. A recumbent bike, various weights and a stationary rowing machine complete the 20-by-20-foot room. Stephens, a Focus on the Family senior public... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist entities and ministries offer numerous philanthropic opportunities this Giving Tuesday, from goats to helping Send Relief strengthen drought-impaired communities, to funds to archive Southern Baptist history. Send Relief tells of its sustaining work in Kenya, where the... Continue Reading »
Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults think the Bible is “just another book of teachings written by people,” the American Bible Society (ABS) said in its latest release from the 2025 State of the Bible. More people are skeptical... Continue Reading »
Evangelist, author, theologian and former Southern Baptist pastor Voddie Baucham Jr. died Sept. 25 after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency in Dallas, the Founders Ministries organization he helped lead announced. He was 56. Baucham, who was active in the... Continue Reading »
Alena Pitts Franklin was three years past her cinematic debut as Priscilla Shirer’s daughter in “War Room” when Alena’s mother went to sleep one evening and entered heaven without awakening. A 14-year-old Alena was left with her father, Jonathan,... Continue Reading »
Pastors trail other Christians in relational flourishing and many say their ministry challenges their marriages and families, Barna and Gloo said in the latest 2025 State of the Church release. Pastors average 67 compared to other Christians’ 85 on... Continue Reading »
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