3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (942+ words) Dolly Parton, the renowned singer, songwriter, gospel artist, actress and philanthropist whose faith shaped much of her life and work, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 80. While Parton built a legendary career in music and entertainment, her faith…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (201+ words) To read a quick recap of some of the latest stories that were also shared in a recent Pastor Connections email (subscribe here) from TAB Media Group, see below. 1. Recent research from the American Bible Society called the trend encouraging…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (91+ words) Blackwell installed as 11th president of Lifeway Christian Resources Alabama’s 11th-grade ACT proficiency rates reversed several years of decline this spring, reaching their highest levels in recent years. Shannon Ford helped coordinate a partnership between Alabama Baptists and Ukrainian Baptists in…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (316+ words) At the F.A.I.T.H. Rider’s ministry tent during the 86th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally last week, “I met a quiet man with tattoos all over his arms wearing a T-shirt with cutoff sleeves who said he wanted to hear my testimony and enter…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (605+ words) In the West, many girls grow up dreaming of becoming a princess, dancing in living rooms in Cinderella dresses. For many girls and women in the U.S. who’ve been trafficked into prostitution, this was how things began before turning into sullied…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (206+ words) Muslim extremists in Somalia on Aug. 15 beat a mother of eight children unconscious after learning she had converted from Islam to Christianity, Morning Star News reported. A former member of an underground Christian fellowship who returned to Islam, Fatuma Osman,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (109+ words) First person: The valuable resource disappearing from your church every day The Alabama Baptist Deacons’ Retreat for all men and boys is set for Aug. 8–9 at Shocco Springs Conference Center. Author Rosaria Butterfield will be the featured speaker, sharing her…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (87+ words) In light of church shootings over the last few years, including Texas and Vestavia Hills, Alabama church leaders may be In a May 13 podcast, TAB Media Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Rash tackled a controversial subject that many in the Church and When…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (86+ words) Missionaries’ ministry, martyrdom in Haiti focus of new book Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are just getting started with mud-out work in Anderson, Indiana, after historic flooding affected thousands. But they’ve already seen God at work, opening doors for them…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (380+ words) Cookie Baker says she always prays for divine appointments when she goes out on an Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief trip. And in Indiana, she’s seeing those divine appointments, even though her team has only been there two days. “Yesterday (Aug....