Black Church Multicultural Emerging Leaders encouraged, equipped at luncheon
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – African American church planter Daryl Jones reminded emerging leaders of the case of Venus Williams, who in her early years was favored to dominate tennis. But her expected fame fell instead to her younger sister Serena.
Southern Baptist evangelists honor leaders
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Six men were added to the Southern Baptist Evangelists’ Hall of Faith Monday, June 10, at the Westin hotel, across the street from the Indiana Convention Center.
Brazilian Baptists foster connection at SBC 2024 fellowship gathering
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Brazilian Baptists enjoyed a small but lively fellowship on Monday (June 10) evening at the Indianapolis Convention Center surrounding the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.
NAMB luncheon encourages ‘normative-sized’ churches in their mission
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) —Though the title of the luncheon was the NAMB Small Church Pastors’ Luncheon, Mark Clifton called it a misnomer.
SBC seminaries report to messengers
Southern Baptist seminaries provide update to messengers in Indianapolis
WRAP-UP: SBC officer elections feature many candidates, several runoff contests
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) -- A crowded field of candidates led to numerous runoff elections in 2024. After two runoffs, North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley was named president. Pressley is senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church near Charlotte.
FIRST-PERSON: Doctrinal fidelity without methodological conformity
Mark Twain is often credited with saying “a lie can travel around the world while the truth is still putting on its pants.” That’s apropos for how several prominent national media outlets are interpreting the events of this week’s Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. You may have even seen headlines that read that the SBC voted this week to affirm female pastors. That is simply not true.
ERLC strives to do their work ‘with hope’ Leatherwood says
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – During his address to messengers at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting, Brent Leatherwood, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said the entity strives to shine the light of Christ in the realm of public policy.
Women’s Leadership Breakfast discusses missional legacy
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) - A Women’s Leadership Breakfast hosted by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary centered on cultivating a missional legacy of discipleship in all walks of life June 12 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
2024 messenger registration highest among three years Indy has hosted SBC
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – More messengers registered for the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention than in either of the two years Indianapolis previously hosted the event, according to the SBC Executive Committee’s registration database.











