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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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, 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force has launched the curriculum it hopes churches will use to train volunteers in preventing sexual abuse and responding to those who have experienced it. ARITF members Jon Nelson, lead pastor of Soma Community... Continue Reading »
In a statement posted on the Oak Cliff Bible Church website, church leaders have announced that Senior Pastor Tony Evans has stepped away from his staff role at the church due to falling “short of the high standards of... Continue Reading »
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