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GCR Evaluation Task Force recommendations approved

Messengers adopted the six recommendations proposed by the Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force with one slight amendment during the SBC Annual Meeting’s Tuesday evening session June 11. Recommendation 2, which called for simplifying the Annual Church Profile, added... Continue Reading »

Messengers approve Cooperation Group recommendations regarding ‘friendly cooperation’

During the Tuesday, June 11, evening session of the SBC annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center, messengers approved four recommendations from the Cooperation Group, which was tasked in 2023 to study the issue of how Article 3 of... Continue Reading »

N.C. pastor with ties to S.C. university elected SBC president

North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley was elected SBC president June 12 in an election that began with six candidates and required two run-off ballots. Pressley, senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., received 4,244 votes (56.12... Continue Reading »

Tenn. Baptist Editor, Wilkey, to Retire to Upstate S.C.

Lonnie Wilkey, who has served as editor of the Baptist and Reflector of the Tennessee Baptist Convention for 26 years, has announced his plans to retire from his position, effective Dec. 31. The Greenville, S.C. native first joined the... Continue Reading »

Finn reelected as SBC recording secretary

North Greenville University Professor Nathan Finn was reelected by acclamation to a third term as recording secretary on Tuesday, June 11, at the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. Finn was nominated by Tony Wolfe, executive director-treasurer... Continue Reading »

‘Be faithful or be forgotten,’ Anderson pastor urges Southern Baptists

James Noble, pastor of Kingdom Community Church in Anderson, warned his fellow ministers attending the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference in Indianapolis: “Be faithful or be forgotten.” Noble was among 11 speakers on the conference’s program, which also included messages... Continue Reading »

Pastors’ Conference emphasizes biblical faithfulness, perseverance in ministry

Faithfulness in prayer, to the next generation, under pressure and to families were among the sermon topics during the SBC Pastors’ Conference at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Benny Wong Early in his ministry, Benny Wong, Chinese-English bilingual... Continue Reading »

D.J. Horton elected 2025 Pastors’ Conference president 

D.J. Horton, pastor of Church at The Mill in Spartanburg, S.C., was elected president of the 2025 SBC Pastors’ Conference on June 10 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Horton, founder of Living Worthy Ministries, won in a... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: Keep Racing to the Finish Line

As I walk down the street today, I can hear the call to prayer ringing through the neighborhood in an unnamed city in North Africa. A cashier from a stand serving snacks excuses himself and places his rug toward... Continue Reading »

Committee on Nominations Releases Trustee, Standing Committee Nominees

The 2024 Committee on Nominations, chaired by Matt Capps, has released its list of nominees to fill vacancies on the boards and standing committees of the SBC. The nominations will be presented to messengers for approval at the 2024... Continue Reading »

North Charleston, York Baptists to Serve on Committee on Committees

Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber has announced his appointments to the 2024 Committee on Committees. Adam Blosser, pastor of Goshen Baptist Church in Spotsylvania, Va., will lead the committee as chair. “I am honored to have been appointed... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists partner to take gospel to Indianapolis during annual outreach

About 51 percent of Hoosiers, inhabitants of Indiana, say they seldom or never attend church or religious services, according to a recent report by Axios Indianapolis. One local pastor is praying that Crossover will help to turn those numbers... Continue Reading »