Pre-registration for messengers and childcare opens today as Southern Baptists continue preparations for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, June 7-10 at the Orange County Convention Center.
The staff of a pregnancy center in Nashville, Ark., surrounds a woman receiving an ultrasound exam. The center is a ministry of the Little River
Until temperatures rise high enough and long enough to make roads more accessible, response to a winter storm stretching from Texas to the Northeast is going to have a more local focus, Southern Baptist leaders told Baptist Press Monday (Jan. 26).
Nills Recinos, a member of First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, prays over a couple who recently began attending the church. The couple responded to a
A newly appointed IMB missionary stands behind a screen as he thanks Southern Baptists for their support. Missionaries going to countries hostile to the gospel
By Diana Chandler, Baptist Press EDMOND, Okla. (BP) – For the fourth time in the last six years, Isaiah 41:10 was the most downloaded Scripture
IMB missionaries Walter and Mary Norvell serve in Lesotho as part of the Masters program, a 2-3 year, fully funded missions opportunity for those who
Hurricane Katrina evacuees were spread across the Gulf Coast. Here Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers prepare a meal in Meridian, Miss. In total, SBDR volunteers
Explanations of Southern Baptist cooperation and helpful graphics like this one make “Navigating the SBC” a valuable resources for churches looking to partner with the
(Baptist Press) By Scott Barkley, Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) – Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission selected seven from their group today (Aug.
By Brandon Porter, Baptist Press ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – Southern Baptist leaders from across the country joined with Florida Baptists Aug. 12 to hear how
A student missionary from the BCM at Rogers State University in Claremore, Okla., witnesses in South Korea. (Oklahoma Baptists) By Scott Barkley, Baptist Press NASHVILLE
With his wife, Meredith, the ERLC leadership team, and the executive committee of the ERLC trustee board looking on, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood brings the
FBC Kerrville Pastor Joey Tombrella posted a Facebook video on Saturday, July 5 to encourage his church members to come worship the next day and
Dallas’ Omni Hotel is lit up to welcome Southern Baptists to the city. Photo by Roy Burroughs By Baptist Press staff DALLAS (BP) – More
Messengers lift ballots for a vote at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. Photo by Sonya Singh By David Roach DALLAS (BP) – Messengers
Adam Wyatt, chair of the SBC Executive Committee’s Committee on Convention Finances and Stewardship Development, speaks as messengers approve the 2025-26 Cooperative Program allocation budget
Julia Ketner, retired executive director for Arkansas WMU, was the 25th recipient of the Dellanna West O’Brien award for women’s leadership development, which recognizes Baptist women who demonstrate the ability to foster leadership in women, display the potential to be leaders in their community and world and excel in missions discipleship.
SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg speaks during the June 10 afternoon session of the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, leading
SBC President Clint Pressley presides over the business of the morning session of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas June 10. Pressley was elected
“Cooperation and the Cooperative Program are not bygone relics of a dying era. We stand today in awe of what God has done through Southern
Sheila Walsh speaks during the Ministers’ Wives Luncheon June 10 at the SBC Annual Meeting. (Mary Alford/ABN) By Erin Roach DALLAS (BP) – It is
Honoring Christ in the pastorate requires faithful preaching and holy living, attendees were told during the final sessions of the SBC Pastors’ Conference in Dallas June 9.
Baptist Press By Scott Barkley, chief national correspondent for Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — The newly proposed business and financial plan going before Southern Baptists
By Brandon Porter, vice president for Communications at the SBC Executive Committee. DALLAS (BP) – Resolutions to be presented to messengers to the 2025 SBC
This article by Baptist Press Senior Writer Diana Chandler was originally published at baptistpress.com. DALLAS (BP) – Over 45 million online images of childhood sexual
By Hance Dilbeck Editor’s note: This is an adapted excerpt from “A Psalm for Unseen Servants” to be released by B&H Publishing Group June 3. Hance
This article by Scott Barkley, chief national correspondent for Baptist Press, was originally published at baptistpress.com. DALLAS (BP) – A three-week reading plan associated with
This article by Jeff Iorg, President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, was originally published at baptistpress.com. One of the most important new sentences
Dozens of pastors, SBC officers, state Baptist convention leaders, SBC ethnic leaders and others gathered to commemorate Southern Baptists’ adoption of the Cooperative Program 100
When Ruth visited Fran in summer 2023, Ruth didn’t expect to end up in the hospital, fighting for her life. International Mission Board missionaries Wade
The North American Mission Board is working with Dallas-area churches and Baptist associations, along with Southern Baptist seminaries, to host Crossover outreach events that will
A preliminary schedule for this year’s SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas June 10-11 was released Tuesday (March 25) by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Order of Business.
(Lightstock) By Scott Barkley, chief national correspondent for Baptist Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP) – Peer pressure can be a good thing. It’s not something
LightStock By Kie Bowman, senior pastor emeritus of Hyde Park Baptist Church and The Quarries Church in Austin, Texas and the SBC National Director of
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BP) – SBC President Clint Pressley has announced his appointments to the 2025 Committee on Committees. Michael Wood, lead pastor of First Baptist
By David Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists. Members of the 1936 U.S. Olympic Rowing team depicted in the movie “The
This article by Kie Bowman, senior pastor emeritus of Hyde Park Baptist Church and The Quarries Church in Austin, Texas and the SBC National Director
More than 200 leaders and volunteers representing 37 Southern Baptist state conventions – Canada and Puerto Rico included – gathered at Shearer Hills Baptist Church
The Abiding Church, a Send Network church plant in Los Angeles, became a distribution and delivery center that met the needs of those who survived
NASHVILLE (BP) – Jeff Dalrymple has been named to lead the office within the SBC Executive Committee dedicated to Southern Baptists’ long-term efforts in Sexual
Screen capture from NBC News By Laura Erlanson, managing editor of Baptist Press LOS ANGELES (BP) – Even as Southern California wildfires continue to burn,
Editor’s note: 3:16 on 3/16 is part of Arkansas Baptists’ Spring Outreach Strategy. Click here for more information on the four components of this strategy
Abiding Church Pastor Trenton Mueller, while in New Mexico for his grandmother’s birthday, received this photo from a neighbor of the approaching Palisades fire. His
By Diana Chandler, Baptist Press senior writer WASHINGTON (BP) – Religious nationalism, mass displacement, authoritarianism, surveillance technology and other trends combine to persecute 300 million
This article by Kie Bowman, senior pastor emeritus of Hyde Park Baptist Church and The Quarries Church in Austin, Texas and the SBC National Director
Larry Johnson, back to camera and wearing jacket, leads a prayer today (Jan. 2) for officers from New Orleans and surrounding jurisdictions. Johnson is vice
IMB missionary Trey Fleming (center) and Journeyman Adam Gaskins (with glasses) gather with students during a 2024 summer outreach event in Osaka, Japan. IMB photo
Southern Baptists’ generosity helped facilitate 116,992 baptisms around the world in 2023. (IMB photo) By Karen L. Willoughby, Baptist Press national correspondent NATIONWIDE – In
First Baptist Church in Shelbyville, Kentucky turned their gym into a miniature golf course for Christmas outreach opportunity. Photo submitted. SHELBYVILLE, Ky. – In a
Lightstock photo Someone recently asked me, “What does it mean to have people praying for you?” It’s a very timely question. You are about to
Damon Friedman speaks to graduates of an SOF Missions Be Resilient Clinic. Photo courtesy of Damon Friedman DATELINE (BP) – Like all others who have
IMB Kenya missionary Kristen Lowry works alongside national partners to run Naivasha Children’s Shelter. They work on the streets to rescue boys, restore their lives,
Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church and former SBC president, has begun a transition out of the pastorate, he announced Sunday (Sept. 22).
SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg calls on Southern Baptists to press on as a force for good during his installation sermon Sept. 16, 2024
PARIS (BP) – At first, Adam Moore was a little skeptical about one of the Olympics outreach strategies in which his mission team was participating.
Hosting a children’s festival was one way mission teams from the U.S. helped Antony Baptist Church in suburban Paris make inroads into its community. This
The historic sanctuary at First Baptist Church Dallas burned Friday evening, July 19.
Messengers and guests at the Southern Baptist Convention applaud IMB missionaries who will serve in countries where it is either illegal to share the Gospel
(Left to right) Shane Pruitt, Robby Gallaty and Paul Worcester lead out in prayer at the SBC Prayer Gathering Sunday afternoon June 9. Photo by
Lightstock photo Every church needs a crisis communication plan to get leadership on the same page before a negative story is even written. What is
GuideStoneFinancial Resources, Lifeway Research and Baptist state conventions have again teamed up for the SBC Church Compensation Survey.
Jeff Iorg will become the eighth leader of the SBC Executive Committee. Iorg received a unanimous vote from 60 EC members at a special-called EC meeting today (March 21).
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee will consider Gateway Seminary President Jeff Iorg for EC president and CEO in a special called meeting from noon-3 p.m. March 21 in Dallas.
Editor’s note: This article was written by Diana Chandler, Baptist Press. INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – A preliminary schedule for the Southern Baptist Convention 2024 Annual Meeting
A special-called meeting will take place March 21 for SBC Executive Committee members to consider the nomination of Jeff Iorg as the next EC president and CEO.
A culture of prayer is never accidental. It has to be cultivated and nurtured for growth.
Editor’s note: This article was written by Carol Pipes, director of corporate communications for LifeWay Christian Resources. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Henry Blackaby, author of Experiencing God,
It is the IMB’s hope to continue to build relationships with churches.
Editor’s note: This article was written by Brandon Elrod of the North American Mission Board. PLANO, Texas – Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas is hosting
Baptist Press article by Scott Barkley, national correspondent for Baptist Press. DALLAS (BP) — The Ministry Check website will soon be the central hub for
Baptist Press article by Art Toalston, former editor at Baptist Press. HARTSELLE, Ala. (BP) – Junior Hill, a beloved and in-demand evangelist among Southern Baptists
NASHVILLE (BP) – A six-month update on the status of various committees connected to his role as Southern Baptist Convention president included Bart Barber’s recommendation
Widows hold a deep place in the heart of God, and He loves and cares about them greatly.
Christians have less confidence in artificial intelligence (AI) than non-Christians, especially when it comes to AI use by churches, Barna Group researchers found in a study conducted in partnership with Gloo.
