News Articles by J.D. Greear

SBC President J. D. Greear looks ahead to the 2020 SBC annual meeting and shares some things he's excited about.

Both churches and pastors can take steps to promote pastoral health, Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear says in offering pointers during Pastor Appreciation Month.

J.D. Greear, Southern Baptist Convention president, is challenging every Southern Baptist church to call for baptisms in services on Sunday, Sept. 8, which is Baptism Day in the SBC.

Fulfilling the "love one another" commands of Scripture, J.D. Greear writes, entails being "with one another." The church, he notes, is a family. "And families are committed to each other."

Last year, after accepting the nomination for presidency of the SBC, I laid out my prayers for our Convention. One year in, as we assemble for our annual meeting in Birmingham, I am just as excited to see God moving in every one of these areas.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., (BP) -- Last year, after accepting the nomination for presidency of the SBC, I laid out my prayers for our convention. One year in, as we prepare again for our annual meeting, I am just as excited to see God moving in every one of these areas ...

The empty tomb, J.D. Greear writes, abounds with redemption from guilt, injustice, addiction, pain, despair and death -- redemption through Christ's resurrection.

"Baptists didn't invent the idea of missional cooperation," J.D. Greear writes. "All throughout the New Testament, we see churches partnering together to advance the mission."

From urgent concerns or bold advance -- both should be matters of persistent prayer as the church seeks to advance God's Kingdom, SBC President J.D. Greear writes.

The church is "God's 'Plan A' for rescuing the world," SBC President J.D. Greear writes, as "a place of refuge for people of every color, of every background, of every segment of society."