Worship and the Church micro conference at SWBTS encourages attendees to focus on Scripture
FORT WORTH, Texas – Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Worship and the Church micro conference Jan. 30 welcomed more than 200 pastors, worship leaders, church musicians and ministry teams for a day focused on strengthening worship in the life of the local church grounded in Scripture, ending with a concert by Christian artists Shane & Shane attended by 1,400.
France raids X offices, U.K. probes X for possible deepfake sex exploitation
PARIS (BP) – France and the United Kingdom are the latest countries to announce advances investigating social platform X for possible offenses including the proliferation of Grok-generated deepfake sexual exploitation images.
Major medical group comes out against gender transition for minors
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (BP) – The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has issued a statement recommending its members delay gender-reassignment surgeries for patients until the age of 19.
‘Snow Angel Challenge’ spreads across North Carolina after historic winter storm
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — A lighthearted challenge issued by a western North Carolina pastor turned into a statewide movement of comedy and connection following this past weekend’s historic winter storm.
Trip Lee releases new worship album demonstrating the glory of Jesus
DALLAS, Texas – With his new EP “For Your Glory” releasing Feb. 13, Trip Lee is taking a departure from his previous hip-hop albums and going back to his early days reflecting on the heart of worship.
MercyMe’s hit ‘Even If’ inspires sequel ‘I Can Only Imagine 2,’ opening Feb. 20
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (BP) -- MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard had been depressed a dozen years or so by 2017. In the studio with fellow musician Tim Timmons, Millard just lost it.
The age of disinformation: 7 suggestions to avoid being fooled
The proliferation of non-peer reviewed information together with advancements in Artificial Intelligence has propelled us from an age of information to an age of disinformation.
Southern Baptist Church Music Conference sees surge in interest, attendance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – Four years ago, the Baptist Church Music Conference had about 80 attendees. It seemed like no one knew it existed. It felt like it was dying.
Florida worship pastor’s Ironman training a picture of endurance
BRANDON, Fla. – In 2012, Jason Millsaps, lead worship pastor at Bell Shoals Church, could barely swim 37 yards without gasping for air. Twelve years later, he stood on the starting line at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, the most grueling and prestigious one-day endurance event in the world.
ERLC podcast features March for Life president
NASHVILLE (BP) – The latest episode of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission podcast features a conversation with the president of the March for Life in anticipation of the upcoming national rally in late January.
