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SBC President Clint Pressley sits down with BP national correspondent Scott Barkley in Pressley's office at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C.

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Clint Pressley finishes nine reps of a 400-lb set of trap bar lifts in The Shed.

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Clint Pressley teaches Hickory Grove's Wednesday night Bible study, "Foundations," out of Galatians. Photo by Scott Barkley

2-10-25

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In his address to the North American Mission Board (NAMB) Board of Trustees, NAMB president Kevin Ezell shared ministry updates and expressed the urgent need to push forward with even greater strides and avoid settling for only incremental progress in taking the gospel to North America. NAMB’s Board of Trustees met Feb. 3-4 in Long Beach, Calif. NAMB photo by Alexandra Toy.

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Pam Butler, fideicomisaria de la IMB de Florida, conversa con Paul Chitwood, presidente de la IMB, antes de la reunión de la junta directiva celebrada en la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Charleston, Carolina del Sur. Foto de la IMB

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Bryant Wright (centro), presidente de Send Relief, ora con Myles Dowdy (izquierda), catalizador principal de Misiones y Ministerios para la Convención Bautista de Florida y Brian Stowe (izquierda), pastor de la Primera Iglesia Bautista, Plant City, Florida. Foto de Send Relief

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El presidente de ERLC, Brent Leatherwood (izquierda), se reunió hoy (5 de febrero) con el presidente de la Cámara de los Estados Unidos, Mike Johnson, en la oficina de Johnson en D.C. Johnson, un bautista del sur y ex administrador de la ERLC, compartió cómo los hermanos cristianos pueden orar por él y su personal. foto de ERLC

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Women at Doxa Church gather quarterly for brunch and monthly for Bible study and ministry. The men gather monthly for breakfast.

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Among annual events for the Doxa Church family is a picnic at a Madison, Wis., park.

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Doxa Pastor Rob Warren

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Doxa Church recently entered a $7 million expansion project but starting churches comes first, Pastor Rob Warren says.

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2-7-25

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Clint Dobson

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Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville houses the state's execution chamber. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

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Pam Butler, IMB trustee from Florida, chats with Paul Chitwood, IMB president, prior to the board of trustees meeting held at First Baptist Church of Charleston, S.C. IMB Photo

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Jacob Boss was elected vice president of global engagement by IMB trustees during their Feb. 5-6 meetings in Charleston. Boss and his wife, Elisabeth, previously served as IMB missionaries in the role of affinity group leaders, overseeing the work of IMB missionaries working to reach European Peoples. IMB Photo

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At the February IMB trustee meeting, Paul Chitwood recognizes Bryant Wright for his five years as president of Send Relief. Wright announced his retirement earlier this year. IMB PhotoAt the Feb. IMB trustee meeting, Paul Chitwood recognizes Bryant Wright for his five years as president of Send Relief. Wright announced his retirement earlier this year. IMB Photo

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More than 200 leaders and volunteers representing 37 Southern Baptist state conventions — Canada and Puerto Rico included — gathered at Shearer Hills Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas, for the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Roundtable Jan. 28-30.

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Alex and Mikayla Valverde from Waypoint Baptist Church in Forsyth, Georgia, are preparing for their mission in Mexico, where they will serve in church planting and discipleship. Their family will work to strengthen local churches and expand the kingdom of God in a global city. Equipped through their experience in a bilingual church, they request prayers for a smooth transition and a thriving ministry. IMB Photo

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Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church and former Southern Baptist Convention president, flew in from New Orleans to preach during the IMB Sending Celebration hosted by First Baptist Church, Charleston, South Carolina. IMB Photo

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Prayer supporters gathered around new IMB missionaries Kris and Aubree Kuriger, sent from Church at the Mill, Spartanburg, South Carolina. IMB Photo

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Pastor and IMB trustee, Marshall Blalock, welcomes newly appointed IMB missionaries to First Baptist Church Charleston, South Carolina, the very first Southern Baptist church. IMB Photo

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Liam and Kennedy Rutledge, along with their daughter, will be focusing on cultural exchange with Arab young adults and university students. They are being sent from their church in South Carolina. IMB Photo

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From seeds planted in distant lands to a shared calling at home and abroad, Kris and Aubree Kuriger are stepping out in faith to serve as church planters in England. They asked for prayers for boldness as they face a new culture with their four daughters. IMB Photo

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ERLC President Brent Leatherwood (left) met today (Feb. 5) with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in Johnson's D.C. office. Johnson, a Southern Baptist and former ERLC trustee, shared how fellow Christians can pray for him and his staff. ERLC photo

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Pastor Roger Sherrer of First Baptist Church Lebanon, Mo., (far right) has been ministering to 9-year-old Johnathan (center), who has brain cancer. Sherrer, a former Sheriff’s deputy in Laclede County, connected with several police and fire departments who helped gather and deliver some Christmas presents to Johnathan while he was hospitalized. Submitted photo

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A medical flight on its way to Mexico came down shortly after takeoff in crowded area of Philadelphia. The fiery crash killed the six people aboard the plane and one person on the ground. Dozens of people on the ground were injured, and hundreds of homes were affected in some way.

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A brochure from the Central Kentucky Baptist Network illustrates the stages of a church in regards to replanting.

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A brochure from the Central Kentucky Baptist Network illustrates the stages of a church in regards to replanting.

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Members of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky. vote on Jan. 26 to adopt First Baptist in Danville. Photo from Brian Horton/Facebook

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Lucy Pat and Bill Curl work in the "More Than Gold" ministry offices during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. File photo

2-4-25

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N.C. Gov. Josh Stein (at podium) acknowledges Richard Brunson (far right) of N.C. Baptists on Mission during an announcement on Friday, Jan. 31, about new state funding for rebuild and economic recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Submitted photo

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Bryant Wright, (center right) Send Relief president, and Jason Cox, (right) vice-president, and a local partner shares a message of hope with a family of Syrian refugees. IMB Photo

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Bryant Wright (middle), Send Relief president, prays with Myles Dowdy (left), Lead Catalyst for Missions and Ministries for the Florida Baptist Convention and Brian Stowe (left), pastor of First Baptist Church, Plant City, Fla. Send Relief photo

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2-3-25

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FILE - Mifepristone tablets are seen in a Planned Parenthood clinic Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Trillia Newbell encourages families and individuals to learn of historical African Americans over southern fare and biblical devotions in her new book.

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"In all of these positions that exist in Southern Baptist life, Jeff Iorg is one of my closest friends and allies," Jamie Dew (left) said of Jeff Iorg at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's convocation service Jan. 28.

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Jeff Iorg addresses the spring convocation service at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Jan. 28.

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El presidente Donald Trump ha firmado decenas de órdenes ejecutivas en sus primeros días en el cargo. Foto de la Casa Blanca

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El presidente y director ejecutivo de Lifeway, Ben Mandrell, habla con los fideicomisarios el lunes 27 de enero durante su reunión bianual. Foto de Bailey Watley

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Grace Maxwell, 20, was a mechanical engineering student at Cedarville University. She was involved in several areas of campus life such as Resound Radio, a student-focused station through the Department of Communication. Photo from Facebook/Target Park

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A National Transportation Safety Board worker prepares to examine the flight recorder from the passenger jet that collided with a military helicopter on Jan. 29. Photo from X/NTSB_Newsroom

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Grace Maxwell, 20, was a mechanical engineering student at Cedarville University. She was involved in several areas of campus life such as Resound Radio, a student-focused station through the Department of Communication. Photo from Facebook/Target Park

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Volunteers sort items in a supply room at Beautiful Feet Ministries in Fort Worth, Texas.

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