3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (246+ words) From Ground Zero to Building Zero one truth has remained constant: we will never forget the men and women who perished on Sept. 11, 2001. Their memory calls us to live with courage, compassion, and a renewed commitment to building a better…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1178+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Looking out at those gathered for a weekend worship service, around half of pastors say their congregations have grown. Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report the average worship service attendance at their church has increased…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (564+ words) On any given Sunday, Southern Baptists worship God in more than 100 different languages. Nearly one-fourth of our congregations are predominantly non-Anglo. We are becoming an increasingly diverse convention, and that diversity is one of God’s gifts to us. That diversity…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (759+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — The Scripture verse printed on the front of a resource from the Fortify Initiative may not seem the most obvious choice for an effort focused on protecting the vulnerable. One might expect a verse about children or sheep....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (879+ words) BUFORD, Ga. — A mission team from Everlove Baptist Church of Atlanta returned from Washington, D.C., with a renewed confidence that God can use any believer, anywhere, to share the gospel. The team, made up of nine adults and seven students…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (954+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The size and location of a church may reveal more than we realize about the discipleship of its churchgoers. The latest Lifeway Research analysis of State of Discipleship study data finds churchgoers in the smallest and largest congregations,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (831+ words) “Our testimonies establish rapport with our audience and open the door for our focus: sharing the gospel and inviting a response,” Abraham said. The Dakota Baptist Convention built the evangelistic ministry at Sturgis with the primary support of Georgia Southern…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (370+ words) Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College have released the fall 2026 chapel schedule, featuring a lineup of denominational leaders, pastors and scholars who will address students throughout the semester. The schedule opens with the Convocation ceremony Sept. 1. “Weekly chapel is…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (798+ words) BLACKSHEAR, Ga. — Mike Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, Ga., said his 18-year-old daughter, Sarah, has entered hospice care at home after nearly a decade of serious health struggles, but her family says the hope of Christ and…...