SBC Worship platform draws thousands of churches in first month, leader says
DALLAS (BP) – SBC Worship, a new collaboration between The Worship Initiative and a broad swath of the Southern Baptist family, has attracted thousands of churches in its first month of operation at sbcworship.com, Robbie Seay told Baptist Press.
Compassion, Gospel can’t be overlooked after Penn’s decision to change records
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – The transgender revolution has made promises it is unable to deliver and will bring forward many still looking for their identity.
Explainer: Supreme Court upholds Texas law protecting kids from pornography
In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to implement age-verification laws to protect minors is constitutional.
SBC DIGEST: Holman to release women’s notetaking Bible; Hundreds attend Va. church tech conference
Revive Our Hearts, Holman Bibles partner in Bible designed for notetaking; One-day church tech conference draws from several states.
Pastors have increasingly complicated relationship with counseling
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to professionals.
Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring age verification for adult websites
WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that a Texas law requiring age verification for adult websites is constitutional.
At 125 years, biblical elements, healing balm hailed in ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’
WASHINGTON (BP) – James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a song and soon cherished as an anthem.
FIRST-PERSON: Dandelion grace – a word for those who feel useless
Years ago, I helped organize our church’s VBS and oversaw all the crafts. I spent hours finding ideas, cutting construction paper, and gathering all the supplies. I loved hearing parents’ comments on what their children brought home. But I can’t serve that way anymore; now I have to worry about even walking down the children’s hall, afraid I could get knocked down. At times now I feel useless.
Suicide attempts, clinical depression – pastors’ mental health at forefront
DALLAS (BP) – Most Wednesdays, Chris Hilliard finalized plans for evening Bible study at the church he’s pastored in North Carolina for nearly a decade, but on the Wednesday of Feb. 12, he instead “tried to O.D. on medication,” he told Baptist Press.
FIRST-PERSON: A pastor’s journey to renewed faith after self-harm
February twelfth, two thousand and twenty-five. It will be a Wednesday that I will never forget even though there is much about that day I do not remember. A day that I often spent preparing and finalizing notes for an evening Bible study would instead see me in an ambulance and others fighting for my […]
