4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (246+ words) From Ground Zero to Building Zero one truth has remained constant: we will never forget the men and women who perished on Sept. 11, 2001. Their memory calls us to live with courage, compassion, and a renewed commitment to building a better…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (941+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Senior pastors at Southern Baptist churches have had to make do with less pay and even less purchasing power recently. Compared to two years ago, the average Southern Baptist pastor’s pay package and total compensation have decreased while…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (631+ words) In one Southeast Asian country, missionaries are pursuing a unique group of people through digital engagement: Muslim women. Sara Whalen, the missionary leading this online pursuit, said the group mostly features young women without children and women whose children are…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (586+ words) HILLSBORO, Texas — A citywide Bible class started by a First Baptist pastor a century ago has survived wars, the Great Depression, changes in church participation, a pandemic and more. M.B. Hays, former First Baptist Church of Hillsboro pastor, died in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1178+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Looking out at those gathered for a weekend worship service, around half of pastors say their congregations have grown. Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report the average worship service attendance at their church has increased…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (564+ words) On any given Sunday, Southern Baptists worship God in more than 100 different languages. Nearly one-fourth of our congregations are predominantly non-Anglo. We are becoming an increasingly diverse convention, and that diversity is one of God’s gifts to us. That diversity…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (759+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — The Scripture verse printed on the front of a resource from the Fortify Initiative may not seem the most obvious choice for an effort focused on protecting the vulnerable. One might expect a verse about children or sheep....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (650+ words) RINGGOLD, Ga. – Dolly Parton’s weekday wedding at First Baptist Church Ringgold 60 years ago sparked two connections, both of which lasted the rest of her life. One of Dolly’s biographers said the wedding was a matter of practicality. Carl Dean, her…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (879+ words) BUFORD, Ga. — A mission team from Everlove Baptist Church of Atlanta returned from Washington, D.C., with a renewed confidence that God can use any believer, anywhere, to share the gospel. The team, made up of nine adults and seven students…...