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With far fewer churches gathering in person, Southern Baptist congregations didn’t do much baptizing during the pandemic. Those numbers have increased in recent years, but the overall decline within the convention continues. In 2022, Southern Baptist congregations that reported... Continue Reading »
Religious organizations including churches are no longer the most trusted charities among American adults, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) said in its 2023 Give.org Study. Rather, donors hold the highest trust for veterans’ groups and not-for-profit hospitals, pushing out... Continue Reading »
Gifts to Mission:Dignity made on Tuesday, Nov. 28, #GivingTuesday, will be doubled to $700,000, thanks to generous donors. #GivingTuesday is a day of giving following consumer-driven Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday after Thanksgiving. Each of the... Continue Reading »
For the family of 80-year-old Washima Erukaa, a Nigerian Christian and government official, the 5-million-naira ransom his kidnappers demanded was out of reach. Unable to pay what amounts to about $6,400, Erukaa’s family members learned Oct. 29 of his... Continue Reading »
As the 2023 fiscal year ended Sept. 30, giving to the national Cooperative Program Allocation Budget was slightly under expectations for the year, even though totals for the month of September were 1.6 percent above the targeted amount. Gifts... Continue Reading »
To look at the prospects of the Ingessana people of Sudan on purely human terms, it doesn’t appear as if they have much of a chance to come to faith in Jesus Christ. They have no Scripture, no JESUS... Continue Reading »
Establishing a database of those credibly accused of sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches is important. Just as much is making sure it’s done right. Oklahoma pastor Mike Keahbone of the Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force pointed that out... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee members were hit with another disappointment during the final plenary session of their fall meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19. EC Chairman and Louisiana pastor Philip Robertson announced that Dan Summerlin, the recently retired Kentucky... Continue Reading »
The SBC Executive Committee made staff adjustments on Sept. 13 that eliminated five staff positions and two contractor positions, according to a statement. “Over the past few weeks, our current leadership and officers met at length to determine various... Continue Reading »
Louisiana pastor and SBC First Vice President Jay Adkins will chair a task force that will study the impact of recommendations brought about by the Great Commission Resurgence Report and adopted by Southern Baptists in 2010. The task force... Continue Reading »
Addressing “things we have never done before” in the history of the Southern Baptist Convention will permeate discussions of those who will present a report next June that could reassert or redefine what constitutes a church to be in... Continue Reading »
Northerners have been moving south for centuries. They come seeking a new life and new opportunities. Such was the case with a group of Baptists from Maine more than 300 years ago. Pastor William Screven and some of his... Continue Reading »
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