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Deadly weekend storms across several southern states and into the Midwest prompted a widescale response on the part of Send Relief and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. Tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires are reported to be responsible for at least... Continue Reading »
Texas pastor Juan Sanchez is urging Southern Baptists to re-visit an amendment at the annual meeting this June that addresses the definition of pastor/elder/overseer in the SBC Constitution. Virginia pastor Mike Law originally presented an amendment to Article III... Continue Reading »
Kevin Bounds is familiar with the concept that every little bit counts. About five years ago, he stepped on a scale and a number appeared he wasn’t happy about. Then 38 years old, Bounds was a jogger but his... Continue Reading »
Depending on the source, Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Meta platforms will jettison fact-checking protocols in favor of community notes is either a threat to democracy or a return to the spirit of free speech from when he co-founded Facebook... Continue Reading »
Throughout 2020 and into 2021, predictions emerged about the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term effects on churches. Those included that a hybrid experience would become the norm, an abundance of church closures was on the horizon and in-person numbers may never... Continue Reading »
In a landmark address to SBC Executive Committee members, SBC EC President Jeff Iorg outlined plans for continued sexual abuse prevention and response, presented findings from the SBC’s sexual abuse hotline that clarify the incidence of abuse in Southern... Continue Reading »
About three months before Christmas, Pastor Joel Southerland of Peavine Baptist Church in Rock Springs, Ga., began asking for members to give toward a “Christmas Project.” The catch, however, was that he couldn’t tell them what it was for.... Continue Reading »
President Donald Trump’s executive order to prevent transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports is a long overdue correction and return to normalcy, said a representative of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. “Under the Biden administration, Title IX... Continue Reading »
Jeff Dalrymple has been named to lead the office within the SBC Executive Committee dedicated to Southern Baptists’ long-term efforts in Sexual Abuse Prevention and Response, according to a statement from EC President and CEO Jeff Iorg. Dalrymple, 49,... Continue Reading »
As the seconds ticked off the clock in Mercedez-Benz Stadium Monday night, Jan. 20, they closed out Ohio State’s ninth national championship as well as the longest college football season ever. Both may also become markers for when the... Continue Reading »
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a former Southern Baptist pastor to be the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. A native of Gainesville, Ga., Doug Collins was senior pastor of Chicopee Baptist Church from November 1994 through... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist leaders congratulated President-elect Donald J. Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, on their election victory while celebrating other voters’ decisions over pro-life issues and religious liberty. The Associated Press called Wisconsin for Trump at 5:34 a.m.,... Continue Reading »
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