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Millions of Christians read the Bible each day, but few have a full grasp of the historical, cultural and geographical context of what they read. The new Holy Land Illustrated Bible from LifeWay Christian Resources aims to change that.... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has announced that the theme for the 2021 annual meeting will be “We Are Great Commission Baptists.” Greear said the theme is designed to encourage Southern Baptists to show how we should treat... Continue Reading »
Pastoring a church has never been an easy job — preparing sermons, counseling church members through difficult circumstances, managing the day-to-day business of the church. Yet, 2020 brought a whole new set of challenges as pastors had to navigate... Continue Reading »
The 2020 South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference is slated for Nov. 8-9 at First Baptist Church of West Columbia. Conference speakers will include Wayne Bray, Stuart Houston, Ron Lynch, Josh Reavis, Stephen Rummage and Mike Stone. Focusing on the... Continue Reading »
The Georgia Baptist Convention has moved to substantially decrease its budget following a meeting of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s Executive Committee Sept. 15. Budget reductions came following a 10-year study of annual audits. The audits reported a 31... Continue Reading »
Rebekah Ann Naylor, a longtime medical missionary to India, has been appointed distinguished professor of missions in the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the first woman ever to hold... Continue Reading »
The International Mission Board has issued a statement which it says clarifies and corrects previous statements made by the IMB that appeared in articles published in July 2018 by Baptist Press. The articles, published July 16, 2018, and July... Continue Reading »
Charles Grant has been named executive director of African-American relations and mobilization at the SBC Executive Committee. In a partnership jointly funded by the SBC Executive Committee and the North American Mission Board, Grant will work to equip and... Continue Reading »
In an ongoing religious liberty tug of war between Los Angeles County public health officials and Grace Community Church, members of the Sun Valley congregation met again Sept. 13 for a large indoor worship service, defying a restraining order... Continue Reading »
Coy Webb, longtime director of Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief, has been selected to lead Send Relief’s new crisis response arm. In February, the International Mission Board and North American Mission Board announced a partnership to provide compassion ministry around... Continue Reading »
Annette Allen recently retired as church pianist for First Baptist Church, Clearwater, after 45 years. With her are Pastor John Bolin, left, and Minister of Music Charles Crews.
After drama, denial and dispute, it became official: Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned as president of Liberty University. The school announced his departure Aug. 25, saying Liberty’s board of trustees had accepted his resignation. The move came amid escalating... Continue Reading »
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