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Send Relief Sunday spotlights the Gospel doors compassion ministry opens

NEW By Send Relief Staff, posted July 29, 2026

When disaster strikes, Southern Baptists are renowned for their efforts to meet immediate needs of those suffering. That capability, though, flows from decades of cooperative partnership that has established the network necessary for such compassion ministry.

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Texas churches deepen partnerships with Ukraine

Over the summer, a team from FBC Kaufman traveled to Germany to help lead baseball camps with Synergy Missions and Kompass Church, their partner church in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. (FBC Kaufman photo)

By Faith Pratt/Baptist Standard, posted July 30, 2026 in Churches & Ministry

Kaufman, Texas -- The Healing Path Movement, a church-to-church program connecting Baptist congregations in Texas with Ukrainian churches, is celebrating a growing network of more than 40 Texas Baptist churches while preparing for new ministry opportunities, including an upcoming trip to Ukraine.

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By Brandon Porter, posted July 30, 2026 in Churches & Ministry, Sexual Abuse

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (BP) – A fourth staff member of Pawleys Island Community Church has been arrested following charges that a convicted sex offender was allowed access to a daycare and school.

Lee Lawson, left, an IMB Summer Sojourner, joins a teammate to prayerwalk a neighborhood in Mexico. IMB Photo

By Emily Hall, posted July 30, 2026 in International Mission Board

Summer Sojourners are college students and young adults who walk alongside International Mission Board missionaries, learning and participating in missions, for eight weeks during the summer in the Americas. This summer, Southern Baptists sent 58 young adults to serve as Sojourners with the IMB in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Peru.

By Lifeway, posted July 30, 2026 in Lifeway

In a world where many don’t believe in Jesus or have a different version of Jesus than who He is portrayed in the Bible, it’s good to know what we believe and why we believe in Him.

By Roy Hayhurst, posted July 30, 2026 in GuideStone

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Trustees of GuideStone Financial Resources met July 27–28 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, reviewing progress on key initiatives designed to strengthen support for pastors, churches and ministry leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention while also approving an increase in Mission:Dignity assistance for retired ministers and widows beginning in 2027.

Over the summer, a team from FBC Kaufman traveled to Germany to help lead baseball camps with Synergy Missions and Kompass Church, their partner church in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. (FBC Kaufman photo)