State of the Bible: Scripture aids human flourishing, but U.S. lags globally
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Scripture engagement, church involvement and an active faith increase human flourishing, the American Bible Society (ABS) said in its latest chapter of the State of the Bible utilizing Harvard University’s human flourishing index.
200 displaced Nigerian Christians slaughtered in ‘worst atrocity’ in Middle Belt
YELEWATA, Benue (BP) – The 500 Christians had already fled terrorism at home and found temporary shelter in storefronts transformed into living quarters in downtown Yelewata. But as they slept overnight June 13, men identified as militant Fulani attacked from multiple sides.
Texas churches register 2,171 messengers, followed by Tennessee at 695
DALLAS (BP) – With Texas home to two state conventions comprising thousands of churches, the state drew more than three times as many messengers to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting than any other, latest registration statistics show.
Black multicultural emerging leaders luncheon encourages perseverance to help others
DALLAS (BP) – Charles Grant of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee took a cue from the apostle Paul’s statement in Philippians 1:25 in inviting emerging Black multicultural leaders to a luncheon June 10 at the SBC annual meeting.
Mensajeros aprueban presupuesto de asignación del Programa Cooperativo de $190 millones, plan de negocios y financiero, y otros asuntos
DALLAS (BP) – Los mensajeros a la reunión anual 2025 de la Convención Bautista del Sur aprobaron el 11 de junio un presupuesto de asignación del Programa Cooperativo de $190 millones para 2025-26, otorgando al Comité Ejecutivo una asignación especial única de $3 millones para cubrir costos legales relacionados con investigaciones sobre su manejo de denuncias de abuso sexual.
2025 Dallas messenger registration of 10,599 tops 2018 SBC meeting here
DALLAS (BP) – The 10,599 messengers who registered for the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting June 10-11 in Dallas topped the 9,632 who registered the last time the SBC gathered here in 2018, unofficial counts show.
Messengers approve $190 million CP allocation budget, business and financial plan, other items
DALLAS (BP) – Messengers to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting approved a $190 million 2025-26 Cooperative Program allocation budget June 11, giving the Executive Committee a one-time $3 million special allotment for legal costs arising from investigations into its handling of sexual abuse claims.
NAAF’s Perkins: ‘We must reject all of the Barabbas moments. Choose Jesus.’
DALLAS (BP) – Greg Perkins, president of the National African American Fellowship (NAAF) of about 4,000 Southern Baptist churches, reached back to the first century to encourage Southern Baptists to choose Jesus over the U.S. flag.
Iorg: Jesus reached out, touched broken, dirty people, calls us to do same
DALLAS (BP) – Jesus touched and ministered to the leper barred from human interactions as recorded in Mark 1, Jeff Iorg preached June 8 at First Baptist Church of Garland, Texas, encouraging worshipers to follow the Lord’s example in interactions with people today.
Messianic Jews, pastor serving Palestine hope in Jesus as antisemitism spikes in US
BOULDER, Colo. (BP) -- As the Israel-Hamas war lingers, and hunger spikes in Gaza, a man identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Soliman tossed two Molotov cocktails June 1 into a crowd of Jews in Boulder, Colo., who were marching for the release of hostages held by Hamas.
