Retired Army General Doug Carver joins Virginia National Guard student’s claim of religious bias
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Southern Baptist chaplaincy executive Douglas Carver has joined a Virginia National Guard member’s court fight claiming the state’s tuition assistance program discriminates against students pursuing religious degrees. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Carver (retired), executive director of chaplaincy for the North American Mission Board (NAMB), filed an amicus brief in support of […]
Serving, resourcing churches Evan Lenow’s goal as ERLC tenure begins
NASHVILLE (BP) – Evan Lenow, who began this week as Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) president, tells the story of a rural Mississippi church faced with ministering to a little boy who presented himself as a transgendered girl at Vacation Bible School (VBS).
ERLC, lawmakers urge blocking Title X family planning funding from abortion industry
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has joined 159 lawmakers, including several Southern Baptists, urging the Trump administration to restore a rule that blocks Title X family planning funding from subsidizing abortions.
Christians in India denied clean water, jobs, food in ongoing religious persecution
CHHATTISGARH, India (BP) – Hundreds of Christians in central India have been denied clean water, fresh produce and employment for nearly a month in unsuccessful attempts to force them to denounce Christianity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported May 29.
NorthWoods Deaf Church launches with baptisms, fellowship, music loud enough to feel
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (BP) – When Corey Harrison struggled with deep anger in college, wondering why God created him Deaf, a friend invited him to a men’s retreat. There, Harrison recalled the love he experienced when his childhood church hired Deaf pastor Paul Cannon.
Former Gaza pastor proclaims God’s remnant as Baptists’ return to strip uncertain
GAZA STRIP (BP) -- It is uncertain whether the lone Baptist Church in the Gaza Strip will rebuild as the area recovers, Christian Mission to Gaza founder Hannah Massad told Baptist Press more than six months into the October 2025 ceasefire.
SBC Executive Committee, One More Child to present anti-abuse panel at SBC 2026
The event will address online exploitation, sexual abuse prevention, survivor care, human trafficking and ministry safeguarding, organizers said, and also show churches how to compassionately and ethically protect the vulnerable.
Parental challenges, stress stymie Scripture engagement, American Bible Society finds
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Parents are open to Scripture engagement, but are stymied by challenges including work/ family balance, fatigue and financial provision, the American Bible Society (ABS) said in its latest release from the 2026 State of the Bible.
We need to love them as ourselves, area pastor says of Muslims after mosque attack
SAN DIEGO (BP) – God had to change Dan Bender’s heart when He called him to minister to Muslims more than a decade ago, Bender told Baptist Press after the murderous May 18th attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD).
‘Rededicate 250’ urges repentance, launches season of celebration with prayer
WASHINGTON (BP) – Against a stained glass backdrop of a cross, the U.S. flag and the nation’s Founding Fathers, Southern Baptist pastors joined others Sunday (May 17) at Rededicate 250 in calling the nation to repentance, while U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected in prayer what he called a “sinister ideology” in the land.
