The Baptist Courier

We ask young people to make one of the biggest commitments of their lives -- rivaled only by their decision to become parents -- without any prior experience of what marriage is actually like.... Continue Reading »

From the States, published each Tuesday by Baptist Press, relays news and feature stories from state Baptist papers and other publications on initiatives by Baptist churches, associations and state conventions in evangelism, church planting and Great Commission outreach, including... Continue Reading »

The case, Hosanna-Tabor v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, concerns whether a church-based school has freedom from federal oversight in hiring and firing decisions.... Continue Reading »

A blood test recently proven to be capable of accurately determining the sex of an unborn child as early as seven weeks" gestation could result in an increase in gender-selective abortions in the United States.... Continue Reading »

But our story in this remote Thai village began six years earlier -- when the medical clinic closed and a community development organization supported by the Southern Baptist Convention"s World Hunger Fund took its place.... Continue Reading »

Four videos focusing on world hunger are available for use by churches and other groups in connection with World Hunger Sunday Oct. 9.... Continue Reading »

North Carolina Baptists are stepping up their missions involvement with a challenge to take the Gospel to 250 unengaged, unreached people groups over the next 10 years.... Continue Reading »

The Cooperative Program allocation budget ended its fiscal year with its first increase since 2007, a moment that Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President and CEO Frank Page said was a "cause for joy" in light of economic hard... Continue Reading »

In the heart of the American West, where 68 percent of the population claims no religious preference and the Gospel is little known, one church is making a difference with a disciple-making ministry that also reaches around the world... Continue Reading »

LifeWay Christian Resources celebrated a milestone of 100 volunteer mission trips when a team consisting of 16 LifeWay employees, retirees, friends and family members traveled to Ecuador this summer.... Continue Reading »

BP Ledger, Oct. 3 edition... Continue Reading »

Let"s look at five ways tablets are going to be changing your church and ministry in the coming years.... Continue Reading »