BGCT responds to Baylor student event featuring LGBTQ advocates
WACO, Texas – After receiving strong criticism for hosting a Turning Point USA event on campus, Baylor administrators granted permission for student groups to host a separate event featuring two well-known gay advocates as guest speakers.
Georgia youth pastor arrested in church pornography investigation
MACON, Ga. — Mount Zion Baptist Church in Monroe County, Ga., has fired a youth pastor after learning of his arrest in connection with a Pennsylvania child pornography investigation, while law enforcement officials continue to examine whether any related crimes may have occurred in Georgia.
Russia’s deadly strike on busy Ukraine Baptist church ‘wasn’t an accident,’ advocates say
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (BP) – Russia’s deadly strike on a Baptist church in Zaporizhzhia during an April 16 prayer meeting was a targeted atrocity against Christianity and benevolence, religious freedom advocates including those associated with the church told Baptist Press.
TPS protections for Haitians pass in bipartisan House vote
WASHINGTON (BP) – Republicans joined Democrats in a House measure Thursday night (April 16) in favor of a three-year extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) permits for Haitian immigrants living in the U.S.
Mohler calls for end to ‘confusion’ around pastoral role
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler called this week for a strong statement from Southern Baptists on the role of pastor and its limitation to men.
ERLC joins letter urging Justice Department to stop siding with abortion drug industry
WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has endorsed a letter from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America urging the U.S. Justice Department to allow state lawsuits to proceed against mail order abortion drugs.
NOBTS trustees approve various updates, look toward future
NEW ORLEANS – The board of trustees for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College approved new faculty members and curriculum updates, heard a variety of reports and looked toward the future of the institution during their spring meeting April 14-15.
SBC 2026 Committee on Committees announced
Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley has announced his appointments to the 2026 Committee on Committees.
Churchgoers seek God in intentional and impromptu ways, says Lifeway Research
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Most churchgoers look for time to spend with God and regularly find themselves with Him in unplanned moments.
Caring for Europe’s seniors turns crisis into Gospel opportunity
European streets and sidewalks still bustle with a young generation that is growing through immigration. However, more and more neighborhoods are filled with senior citizens. Many local populations are aging rapidly. Birth rates are falling. Migration is bringing in fresh faces, yet the continent’s native population is slipping into the senior bracket faster than any other region on the planet.
