Scott Barkley

NASHVILLE (BP) – It may surprise Southern Baptists to learn that Lifeway’s new president went to maximum-security prison at 15 years old.

Michael T. Byrd, Sr.’s background in ministry began as a 19-year-old preacher before moving into the pastorate and associational work, all in his native St. Louis.

“It’s an indescribable scene,” said Chitwood, surrounded by flattened, multi-story buildings and relief workers.

A pastor with 15 and a half years of service at his church was arrested on June 30 for sexual exploitation of a minor, 3rd degree.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Young people are hungry to learn … and they will arrive at a viewpoint to see themselves and the world. It just depends on who takes the lead to teach them and what is allowed to fill that vacuum.

If you want to get Mark Clifton talking, ask him about a church’s impact on its community and beyond. Want to see him find another gear? Call those churches “small.”

NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist efforts to spread the Gospel worldwide are receiving boosts from the Cooperative Program reallocation as well as new partnerships, International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood said during the recent SBC Annual Meeting.

HOUSTON (BP) – Robert Sloan, Jr., president of Houston Christian University, died on the morning of July 4, the school announced in a press release that day.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Evan Lenow heard the calls in recent years to abolish or defund the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. And it broke his heart.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Una sentencia dictada hoy por el Tribunal Supremo en dos casos procedentes de Idaho y Virginia Occidental ha respaldado el derecho de los centros educativos a determinar el género en función del sexo biológico, y no de la identidad de género, en lo que respecta al deporte.