Scott Barkley

NASHVILLE (BP) – In 1917, Southern Baptists decided the Convention needed a central office to handle its business throughout the year. When the Cooperative Program was established a few years later, the SBC Executive Committee received a small portion of the budget each year.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Later this month, for the first time, Southern Baptists will have a chance to adopt a budget that will send 51 percent of all Cooperative Program receipts to the foreign mission field. IMB President Paul Chitwood said the move shows global missions is a “first priority” for Southern Baptists.

NASHVILLE (BP) – A grassroots movement to rebrand June as a month celebrating fidelity “to God, spouses and families, and our country and communities” is gaining traction.

Christian universities are looking to leverage the benefits of artificial intelligence while remaining within ethical boundaries.

NASHVILLE (BP) – States that have approved or are pursuing legislation protecting houses of worship from would-be protestors deserve accolades for protecting a foundational right, said incoming Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Churches and communities provide a strong hand in helping those in the foster care system, says author Mary Ann McMillan. Whether it’s through counseling services, respite care or long-term care for families and children, they are important for closing the gap between the number of available homes and foster children in the system.

GYPSUM, Colo. (BP) – Ministry in the Rocky Mountains has its built-in benefits. Chief among them, you get to live in the Rocky Mountains. But while the physical landscape is like no other, the pastoral one includes many challenges common to church leaders throughout the country.

ORLANDO (BP) – Crossover leaders are calling on others to begin the work of Southern Baptists’ pre-Annual Meeting evangelistic outreach 10 days before volunteers descend on the greater Orlando area.

PORTALES, N.M. (BP) – Some ideas are so simple, so needed and so good, it’s hard to figure out why it took so long to think of them.

ORLANDO (BP) – Judging by the response, a new feature to the Pastors’ Conference preceding the SBC Annual Meeting may become permanent.