Pastors see little conflict between family and ministry
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Pastors don’t believe their family and job often compete for their attention. If they ever do, however, pastors say they choose home life over church life.
FIRST-PERSON: How Southern Baptists spoke with one voice
When SBC President Clint Pressley asked me to chair this year’s Resolutions Committee, I hesitated. Anyone familiar with the resolutions process at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting understands why. Resolutions can serve as instruments of conviction or, just as easily, catalysts for controversy. Nuanced theological concerns, amendments from the floor, and the challenge of striking the right tone – all of it makes the process delicate and, at times, daunting.
Supreme Court instructs New York to uphold religious liberty
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Supreme Court has ordered New York courts to reconsider some of their previous decisions in light of the High Court’s ruling in the Wisconsin Catholic Charities case earlier this month.
Slavic Baptists hold ‘historic’ inaugural gathering
DALLAS – After an initial low-key foray last year into the collective heart of the Southern Baptist Convention, more than 100 Slavic pastors and leaders from across the nation gathered June 10 for their first annual meeting as an as-yet unformalized fellowship group.
Texas churches register 2,171 messengers, followed by Tennessee at 695
DALLAS (BP) – With Texas home to two state conventions comprising thousands of churches, the state drew more than three times as many messengers to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting than any other, latest registration statistics show.
Mission:Dignity Sunday an opportunity to champion widows
DALLAS – Psalm 68:5 says, “God in his holy dwelling is a father to the fatherless and a champion of widows.”
Holding fast – and pressing on: Reflections on SBC25
As I reflect on SBC25 in Dallas, one word keeps coming to mind: Grateful.
Brazilian Baptists’ second annual gathering small but celebratory
DALLAS (BP) – Brazilian Baptists enjoyed a small but lively fellowship on Monday evening June 9 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center preceding the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Black multicultural emerging leaders luncheon encourages perseverance to help others
DALLAS (BP) – Charles Grant of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee took a cue from the apostle Paul’s statement in Philippians 1:25 in inviting emerging Black multicultural leaders to a luncheon June 10 at the SBC annual meeting.
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.
