CP giving shapes and empowers SBC seminaries to make Gospel impact
NASHVILLE (BP) – Like missions, theological education was on the hearts and minds of Southern Baptists from before the Convention’s founding in 1845.
National Haitian Fellowship gathering marked by joyful worship despite today’s ‘challenging moment’
DALLAS (BP) – Joyful music and uplifted hands filled the banquet room as the SBC National Haitian Fellowship (NHF) gathered for worship and fellowship. The praise came despite recent government action regarding deportation and the closing of the border to Haitian immigrants.
100 years of Baptist Faith and Message ‘no small thing’
DALLAS (BP) – In honor of the 100th anniversary of the original, 1925 Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) and the 25th anniversary of the 2000 BF&M, messengers at the SBC annual meeting in Dallas passed a resolution affirming the confession of faith for its “doctrinal integrity” and the grounding it provides for Southern Baptist cooperation.
9Marks panel looks at top SBC issues
DALLAS (BP) – “The State of the SBC” panel discussion presented by 9Marks drew a late-night crowd that filled a 1,750-seat theater at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas June 10.
Pressley calls messengers to celebrate being Southern Baptist and a ‘year of grace’
DALLAS (BP) – Calling SBC messengers at the 2025 annual meeting in Dallas to recognize God’s grace this past year, SBC President Clint Pressley said he is “glad to be Southern Baptist” and invited listeners to join in the celebration.
Donna Gaines, Gayle Rogers Foster encourage women at Pastors’ Conf. women’s session
DALLAS (BP) – Donna Gaines, wife of pastor Steve Gaines, and Gayle Roberts Foster, daughter of the late Adrian Rogers, were the featured speakers at the Pastors Wives and Women in Ministry Conference, June 9, at the SBC annual meeting.
SBCAL marks milestones, presents first-ever associational mission strategist award
DALLAS (BP) – Two milestone anniversaries, a new Associational Mission Strategist award, and record membership numbers were celebrated at this year’s Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL), June 8-9.
Memorial Day Flag Relay brings healing, encouragement and Gospel connections
MOBILE, Ala. (BP) – First in Fallujah, Iraq, then in Djibouti, Africa, and finally Mobile, Alabama, the Memorial Day Flag Relay (MDFR) has been bringing encouragement and healing to active-duty servicemen, veterans and their families for 20 years.
Harvard University campus chaplains see God at work changing lives
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (BP) – Daniel Cho’s 20-minute bike ride from home four days a week ends at Harvard University where he serves as a bi-vocational Southern Baptist chaplain. In a place where the Bible is often seen as irrelevant, Cho meets one on one with students – including those from other faiths or no faith – to help them see Scripture in a new light.
MNYBA exec George Russ retires as Gospel impact grows
NEW YORK CITY (BP) – Stand in the middle of New York City’s Times Square and look out 75 miles in every direction. Listen also for the sound of the city’s 800 languages bubbling up from a mix of cultures, worldviews and beliefs from around the globe now at home in New York City.
