Southwestern’s full accreditation restored
FORT WORTH -- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary “is now in full compliance with all accreditation expectations” of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) following action by the SACSCOC board on June 11, President David S. Dockery announced in a letter today to the seminary community.
WRAP-UP: Southern Baptists approve historic budget, new president, constitutional change
ORLANDO (BP) – Southern Baptists gathered at the annual meeting to elect a new president, take actions that will shape the SBC in years to come and celebrate more than 1,000 salvations through Crossover alongside fellowship and reuniting with others.
Relevance of SBC resolutions endures, committee says at press conference
ORLANDO (BP) – More than 40 resolutions were submitted by Southern Baptists for consideration by the SBC Committee on Resolutions this year, and the committee used 18 of those to craft the 11 resolutions adopted by messengers to the SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando June 9-10.
Seminary presidents give reports to messengers
ORLANDO – On Tuesday afternoon, June 9, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Danny Akin presented his 23rd and final seminary report to messengers at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting. As Akin, who will retire on July 31, stood to deliver his report, messengers honored him with a standing ovation.
BIBLE STUDY: Forgiving like Jesus
Jesus was often invited into the homes of those to whom He ministered. He continued to surprise people who thought they knew how He would respond to the situations unfolding around Him.
Send Relief reports ministry impact, encourages churches to pray, give, go and grow
ORLANDO — More than 60,000 people were mobilized through Send Relief last year, helping meet needs for more than 2.5 million people and creating more than 816,000 Gospel conversations through local churches around the world.
Committee on Nominations report released
DALLAS (BP) – The Committee on Nominations has released its 2026 report.
Rice speaks on Southern Baptists’ past, present, future at press conference
ORLANDO (BP) – Emphasizing his role as president to be one of representing churches, not an entity or committee, newly-elected Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice addressed several topics at a press conference Wednesday afternoon (June 10) immediately following the final gavel at the SBC Annual Meeting.
America 250, immigration, assisted suicide among issues addressed in SBC resolutions
ORLANDO (BP) – Southern Baptists, in a resolution, warned against a cultural rebranding of assisted suicide as a form of medical care and reaffirmed their commitment to the sanctity of life from conception until natural death at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando June 10.
Rice leads slate of SBC officers
ORLANDO (BP) – Florida Pastor Willy Rice was elected president of the Southern Baptist President during the Tuesday, June 9, afternoon session of the 2026 SBC annual meeting at the Orange County Convention Center.
