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Leatherwood Resigns ERLC Post, Miles Mullin Named Acting President

Brent Leatherwood has resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, ending nearly nine years of service that began in 2017 as director of strategic partnerships. The ERLC Board of Trustees accepted Leatherwood’s resignation in... Continue Reading »

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Reading Scripture Better Self-Care than Exercise, Friend-Time

Reading the Bible has better self-care outcomes than exercising, meditating or spending time with friends, the American Bible Society said in the latest release of its 15th annual State of the Bible. In drawing their conclusions, researchers considered how... Continue Reading »

SBC Worship Platform Draws Thousands of Churches in First Month, Leader Says

SBC Worship, a new collaboration between The Worship Initiative and a broad swath of the Southern Baptist family, has attracted thousands of churches in its first month of operation at sbcworship.com, Robbie Seay told Baptist Press. “It’s been great,”... Continue Reading »

Ten Years After Obergefell: Can the U.S. Reverse Course on Marriage?

More than 425,000 same-sex couples had already wed in the U.S. when the Supreme Court approved such unions in the historic Obergefell v. Hodges decision June 26, 2015. Ten years later, the number of gay marriages has risen by... Continue Reading »

SBC Abuse Prevention Relaunches with Essentials 2.0, Blogs, State Resources, More

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is relaunching its abuse prevention and response website with expanded resources to equip churches to create safe spaces for children and adults to worship God unhindered by abuse. An updated Essentials 2.0 curriculum,... Continue Reading »

State of the Bible: 10 Million More Adults Using Scripture, but Numbers Lag Behind Pre-COVID Levels

An estimated 10 million more adults qualified as Bible users in January 2025 than in 2019, the American Bible Society said in its new State of the Bible release, but usage still lags behind pre-COVID-19 readership by 14 million... Continue Reading »

Animated ‘King of Kings’ Tells Jesus’ Life at Easter, Inspired by Dickens Tale

A few years after Charles Dickens wrote perhaps his most popular book, A Christmas Carol, he compiled the long-unpublished work, The Life of Our Lord, as a personal gift to his children. Adapted from the Gospel of Luke, The... Continue Reading »

State of the Church: More Men Attending than Women, Volunteering Rebounding

Men have outpaced women in church attendance the past three years, reversing a longstanding trend of more women in the pews that narrowed in 2016, Barna said in its 2025 State of the Church release, created in partnership with... Continue Reading »

Dalrymple Aims to Mobilize SBC in Abuse Prevention

As the inaugural Southern Baptist czar for sexual abuse prevention and response, Jeff Dalrymple is fulfilling a calling and a mission, packing years of leadership in the arena that has taught him how to win the battle. The Executive... Continue Reading »

Legal marijuana, psychedelic drugs, gambling unpopular with voters

All state ballot initiatives to legalize illicit drug use in the U.S. failed Nov. 5, and most gambling measures were also unpopular. But Nebraska approved the use of medical marijuana, and Missouri – the only state with a ballot... Continue Reading »

‘In Awe … That God Has Used Me’: Ann and Jeff Iorg on Life, Love, Ministry

When Ann and Jeff Iorg moved to Ontario, Calif., in 2016, so warm and accommodating was the city for the new campus of the newly named Gateway Seminary that Ann wanted to join a local church. “And Ann actually... Continue Reading »

Active Christians Value Civic Responsibility, Study Shows Amid 2024 Elections

Christians engaged in Scripture place the highest premiums on civic advocacy and engagement, the American Bible Society said in a release from the 2024 State of the Bible. Falling in a presidential election year, the study shows Scripture-engaged Christians... Continue Reading »