Send Relief Sunday spotlights the Gospel doors compassion ministry opens
When disaster strikes, Southern Baptists are renowned for their efforts to meet immediate needs of those suffering. That capability, though, flows from decades of cooperative partnership that has established the network necessary for such compassion ministry.
BGCT completes right-sizing, realignment
DALLAS – During the July Staff Week on Monday, July 27, Texas Baptists leadership announced the final round of staff and structure changes to realign and right-size Convention ministries. Previously, on June 1, Executive Director Julio Guarneri announced the creation of three new focus teams – Church Strong, Minister Strong and Mission Strong – and a field staff transition from area representatives to GC2 navigators. The realignment shared with staff builds upon that new structure.
Louisiana pastor files religious liberty suit against library system
BATON ROUGE, La. – Luke Ash, a bi-vocational pastor with Stevendale Baptist Church, has filed a lawsuit against the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system for violating his First Amendment right of religious liberty and for denying him protection against religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Worth, godly surrender explored in women’s sessions at Black Church conference
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – A penny, a dime, 25 cents, a dollar, $1.10, $5, $10, $100. The values were revealed in notes Elizabeth Luter issued to 12 women among the many gathered at the July 22 Woman2Woman session at Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC).
Pastor connects with IMB for mission-focused cycling ride
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – Wayne Carter* had a plan. But that plan took a turn July 5, when the Georgia pastor’s bicycle wheel caught in some loose sand on his trek through East Asia. Carter, whose passion for cycling has joined that of sharing the Gospel, slammed into the ground, ending a planned 236-mile ride for missions.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: AMS of the year; Fusion summer missions; SWBTS music donation
NOBTS alum Chris Crain named AMS of the Year; Fusion students return from summer missions; Former SWBTS prof donates music collection.
Families come to ‘the mountain’ seeking renewal at Black Church Leadership and Family Conference
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – More than 600 pastors, church leaders and lay people traveled from across the country – 2,275 miles by plane from California, 11 hours by train from Louisiana or by car from across the region – to find renewal on “the mountain” at the 2026 Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC).
EF-3 tornado prompts Minnesota-Wisconsin Disaster Relief
APPLETON, Wisc. (BP) – A midday tornado that destroyed homes and brought other significant damage to cities on the northern shore of Lake Winnebago has led to Minnesota-Wisconsin Disaster Relief personnel assessing the situation for future response.
Most churchgoers content with congregation’s worship style
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Even with wide differences across congregations, most attendees are content with their church’s worship style.
Japanese Planting Network filling need for more churches
TIGARD, Ore. – This fall, a Japanese-language church is to start in Chicago, adding to 52 others in the Southern Baptist Convention. A Japanese Baptist church in Tosu, on a southern Japanese island, started as a Bible study last year.
