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WHITEFISH, Mont. (BP) – At the very moment pastor Curt Sparkman spread his arms preaching a sermon at Flathead Lake in northwest Montana, a bald eagle stretched its wings overhead, Sparkman told Baptist Press.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – Florida pastor Willy Rice announced his intentions to be nominated as a candidate for Southern Baptist Convention president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. In a video released Friday (Oct. 31), Rice said he is allowing the nomination based on his hope for renewal in the SBC.

CARY, N.C. — As Hurricane Melissa leaves behind a trail of devastation across the Caribbean, N.C. Baptists on Mission is mobilizing volunteers to assist with disaster relief and recovery efforts in Cuba and possibly Jamaica, where the Category 5 storm caused widespread destruction earlier this week.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The uptick in those visiting The Good Samaritan Ministry began weeks ago, Wilma Erickson noticed.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – At ETCH (Equipping the Church and Home), Lifeway’s NextGen team equipped ministry leaders to respond to the speed of culture with wisdom, intentionality and urgency. The annual NextGen ministry conference took place at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tenn., Oct. 27-29.

ROANOKE, Texas -- Two pastors serving in the same town met up at a coffee shop one day to get acquainted. Bruce Barber was the veteran pastor of the 150-year-old First Baptist Church in Roanoke. James Sercey, a young church planter, pastored Cross & Crown Church, which was meeting in a local elementary school.

LIMA, Peru – “Tatiana,” she quickly typed into her phone notes. “Alicia,” she added

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Southern Baptists will join the global community Nov. 2 uplifting the estimated 380 million Christians who endure danger because of their faith.

We always want revival, but revival doesn’t have to be a big event. It doesn’t have to include mass audiences and press and social media coverage. Revival can start within your heart.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The average Southern Baptist church is likely an older, small Southern church. If you want to find a growing congregation, however, you might need to look for a new, larger church – or even one in the Northeast.