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Alabama’s Craig Carlisle will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention in June when messengers meet in Orlando. Carlisle, director of missions for Etowah Baptist Association, is currently serving as second vice president of the... Continue Reading »
A since-deleted social media post by President Trump appearing to compare himself to Jesus has drawn reactions of condemnation from a range of Southern Baptists. The president shared the AI image to his Truth Social account at 9:49 p.m.... Continue Reading »
Former police captain Jamie Reynolds considered himself a “reluctant AMS” when he began serving as an associational mission strategist for the Three Forks Baptist Association a dozen years ago. “I was a reluctant AMS, in a manner of speaking,... Continue Reading »
Jay Adkins, pastor of First Baptist Church in Westwego, La., has announced his intention to nominate Don Currence at the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting to serve another term as SBC registration secretary. In comments to Baptist Press,... Continue Reading »
A preliminary schedule for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting June 9–10 in Orlando has been released by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Order of Business. A highlight of the program will come right off the bat in Tuesday... Continue Reading »
Scott Pace will be presented as the recommended candidate by a search committee to serve as Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s next president, the school announced. Trustees will vote at their spring meeting April 20-21. Pace, 51, currently serves at... Continue Reading »
As Southern Baptists look toward Baptism Sunday on April 12, the last few years have been a cause for celebration. Baptisms increased four straight years from 2021 through 2024. “While a couple of those years were obviously rebound from... Continue Reading »
Steve Gaines, longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, died March 20 after a long battle with cancer. He was 68. Gaines served as pastor of Bellevue for more... Continue Reading »
Each year, Southern Baptists gather for our annual meeting as stewards. We come as messengers from our churches, entrusted with a responsibility that stretches back nearly two centuries: cooperating together for the sake of the Great Commission. That cooperation... Continue Reading »
North Greenville University Provost and Dean of Faculty Hunter Baker will serve as chair of the Committee on Resolutions for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting this summer. SBC President Clint Pressley made the announcement in a statement to Baptist... Continue Reading »
Florida pastor Ted Traylor announced March 3 his intention to nominate South Carolina pastor Wayne Bray to serve as president of the 2027 SBC Pastors’ Conference in Indianapolis. “It is with great joy I announce my intention to nominate... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Denny Burk has announced plans to nominate Travis Kerns, a South Carolina associational mission strategist, for SBC Recording Secretary at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting. “Travis’ devoted service at various levels of Southern Baptist... Continue Reading »
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