OCEAN CITY, Md. (BP) — The air crackles with excitement at Ocean City Baptist Church (OCBC) as members prepare to welcome 300-plus international students for […]
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Leatherwood to remain ERLC president
NASHVILLE (BP) — Brent Leatherwood remains president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) after an earlier announcement […]
Smith resigns from ERLC board, issues apology for removal of Leatherwood ‘without a formal vote’
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (BP) — Southern Baptist pastor Kevin Smith announced Tuesday morning, July 23, that he has resigned as chairman and from the […]
ERLC executive committee releases statement on leadership confusion
NASHVILLE (BP) — Members of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s (ERLC) executive committee acknowledge the events of the last 24 hours have brought confusion […]
‘Once in a lifetime opportunity:’ NC Baptist pastor leads prayer at RNC
MILWAUKEE — Around the N.C. Legislative Building in Raleigh, Neal Jackson is known as “the prayer guy.” When the state legislature is in session, Jackson […]
Texas church’s Hispanic ministry opening doors to reach a changing community
ODESSA, Texas (BP) — Erika Meza had been praying for her husband Luis to come to faith in Jesus for nine years. But spiritual conversations […]
Worship training for smaller churches models cooperation
TUCSON, Ariz. (BP) — As a first-time lead pastor who formerly served as a worship pastor, Aaron Petre is bringing both experiences together to the […]
SBC DIGEST: SWBTS hosts thousands of Lifeway campers; Baptist statesman Jimmy Jackson dies
Southwestern hosts thousands of students in summer Fuge Camps By Michelle Workman, SWBTS FORT WORTH (BP) — Despite the summer break, some areas of campus […]
Leatherwood removed as ERLC president
NASHVILLE (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) announced Monday night, July 22, that president Brent Leatherwood […]
HBCU students experience international missions, see ‘someone like me’
Chyler Hughes had never seen a Black missionary. At church, she learned to minister in her local community, but no one ever talked about international […]