Churches rarely discipline members
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Most pastors say their churches have policies in place to address significant misbehavior by church members, but few have actually used those policies recently.
When a school closed, a church sprang into action
CAVE SPRING, Ga. (BP) – Losing a school that has been stitched into a community for generations is unthinkable for a town, until it happens.
What church do you attend? Maybe more than one, survey finds
(RNS) — Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost half of churchgoers are regular participants in congregations other than their primary one, either attending in person, watching online or on TV, or taking part in both physical and virtual offerings.
Brothers, associational mission leaders teach in making prayer the foundation
NASHVILLE (BP) – Faith and sharing the Gospel have long been pillars for brothers John and David Franklin, best shown on a brittle January Sunday in 1914.
USCIRF renews call for U.S. to flag Nigeria for religious freedom violations
WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) renewed its call for the U.S. State Department to flag Nigeria for egregious religious freedom violations after 200 Christians were slaughtered there in one night.
Bivocational ministry success hinges on servant mentality for pastor, people
GADSDEN, Ala. (BP) – Alvin Johnson has a calling. Two, actually. He loves both and sees God work in their respective settings.
Lifeway partners with LifePoint Church to distribute 2,000 Bibles through VBS
SMYRNA, Tenn. — Giant flowers filled the screen as kids filed in to LifePoint Church Smyrna for the final day of their 2025 Vacation Bible School (VBS). Reflecting Lifeway's 2025 theme – Magnified! – the worship center was decorated with large ants, squirrels, caterpillars, fireflies, flowers and dragonflies. The week was all about magnifying the bigness of God in the smallest of things.
Husband and wife killed, another injured in Kentucky church bus crash
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A tragic bus crash involving a local church claimed a husband and wife and left another person in critical condition Sunday morning.
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.
Citing challenges overcome 100 years ago, Iorg urges Southern Baptists to choose cooperation
DALLAS (BP) – In 1925, Southern Baptists faced a “percolating maelstrom of denominational uncertainty,” Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg said in his EC report to messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting June 10. And in a time when solutions were needed, “courageous leaders redefined cooperation.”