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BF&M 100, Part 4: A Change of Attitude, 1910–1925

Editor’s note: This piece is the fourth in a five-part series in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Baptist Faith and Message at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. The rural South was struggling in 1925. The... Continue Reading »

Religious Liberty ‘the Best Blessing’ America Has, Baptist Immigrants Say

For distributing the Bible and sharing the gospel in the Soviet Union, Aleksei Kharlamov’s great-grandfather was sent to Siberia and never heard from again. His grandfather and father both were persecuted for being Baptist pastors. Growing up in post-Soviet... Continue Reading »

Fewer Nominees Announced Thus Far for This Year’s SBC Meeting in Dallas

(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) A month out from the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, there was only one known candidate for most offices of the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

2025 Committee on Nominations Report Released

(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2025 report in advance of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 10-11.... Continue Reading »

Guest Commentary: Why Concerned Southern Baptists Should Stay

In the weeks leading up to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention, calls for greater financial transparency, drastic changes in the direction and leadership of the ERLC, as well as the adoption of the Law Amendment were building momentum. Numerous... Continue Reading »

Lifeway Partners with LifePoint Church to Distribute 2,000 Bibles Through VBS

Giant flowers filled the screen as kids filed into LifePoint Church Smyrna for the final day of their 2025 Vacation Bible School. Reflecting Lifeway’s 2025 theme — Magnified! — the worship center was decorated with large ants, squirrels, caterpillars,... Continue Reading »

Pressley Calls Messengers to Celebrate Being Southern Baptist and a ‘Year of Grace’

Calling SBC messengers at the 2025 annual meeting in Dallas to recognize God’s grace this past year, SBC President Clint Pressley said he is “glad to be Southern Baptist” and invited listeners to join in the celebration. “In the... Continue Reading »

NAMB Presentation Highlights Evangelism, Church-Planting Efforts

The North American Mission Board shared ways churches can engage in reaching North America and reported on the results of Crossover Dallas during its presentation on June 10 to the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. “I’m reminded of what... Continue Reading »

Mission:Dignity Sunday an opportunity to champion widows

Editor’s note: Sunday, June 22, is Mission:Dignity Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention.By Karoline Chapman Psalm 68:5 says, “God in his holy dwelling is a father to the fatherless and a champion of widows.” On June 22, Southern Baptists... Continue Reading »

‘Stand Together’ for the Sake of Reaching Nations, Chitwood Tells SBC Messengers

International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood encouraged all Southern Baptists to recognize their role in missions during the IMB report at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. Chitwood delivered the report to messengers near the conclusion of... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists Unite to Send 58 New IMB Missionaries During SBC Annual Meeting

Southern Baptists united to celebrate 58 newly appointed International Mission Board missionaries during the June 10 opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. Church messengers watched as missionaries took the stage to share their calling... Continue Reading »

Citing Challenges Overcome 100 Years Ago, Iorg Urges Southern Baptists to Choose Cooperation

In 1925, Southern Baptists faced a “percolating maelstrom of denominational uncertainty,” Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg said in his EC report to messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting June 10. And in a time when solutions were needed,... Continue Reading »