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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Daniel L. Akin announced Oct. 14 he will retire from the role at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. His official retirement date is July 31, 2026. Akin, Southeastern’s longest serving president, made... Continue Reading »
On Oct. 19, Southern Baptists are called to pray for and recognize the cooperative ministry relationships that predate the SBC itself by 138 years. Five churches from Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware formed the Philadelphia Baptist Association in... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist leaders have released a statement to lament the assassination of Charlie Kirk and call for justice and peace. Kirk, 31, the president of Turning Point USA and a conservative advocate, was assassinated Sept. 10 as he spoke... 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 »
Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee members addressed referrals from messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, heard reports and celebrated the highest Lifeway summer camps’ missions offering in eight years at their fall meeting, Sept. 22-23. One messenger suggestion... Continue Reading »
Each summer, kids, students and leaders at Lifeway’s summer camps are invited to give to support Southern Baptist missionaries, and this year, campers gave the highest missions offering since 2017. Joe Walker, interim president and CEO of Lifeway Christian... Continue Reading »
The board of trustees for the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission named an interim president Sept. 16 during their regularly scheduled September meeting, held this year in Washington, D.C. — former South Carolina Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer and... Continue Reading »
Scripture calls God’s people to hate what is evil and cling to what is good and to do so in the name of the Lord Jesus. We believe this statement is a way we can do that while upholding... Continue Reading »
A sense of identity can affect areas of life such as stress, loneliness and spiritual vitality, according to a State of the Bible report released recently through the American Bible Society. The study, conducted in January, surveyed responses from... Continue Reading »
SBC President Clint Pressley calls on pastors and churches to spend a dedicated time in prayer for the nation this Sunday (Sept. 14) in a video released today (Sept. 11). “Our nation needs us to ask God to help,”... Continue Reading »
The 2026 SBC Pastors’ Conference aims to feature events for every member of a church leadership team. Conference President Aaron Burgner provided details in a video released Tuesday. “We want everyone to come and be part of this time... Continue Reading »
A new center devoted to preparing the next generation of servant-leaders for the mission field is coming to Carson-Newman University this January. The Tom Elliff Center for Global Missions will be a hub and resource for those pursuing service... Continue Reading »
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