BENUE, Nigeria (BP) – Neary 50 Christians have been killed in a series of militant attacks on villages in Benue, Plateau and Kaduna states in […]
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FIRST-PERSON: An encouraging day for Southern Baptists
It’s morning again in the Southern Baptist Convention. Today, in their communities across the country, members of Southern Baptist Churches will lead at least 622 […]
NC pastor offers insights into SBC nomination process
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Committee on Nominations is responsible for presenting nominees to messengers at the SBC annual meeting for individuals to serve in […]
Southern Baptist baptisms and attendance grow, membership decline slows
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – Baptisms, worship service attendance and small group participation all grew in 2023 among congregations affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, while […]
FIRST-PERSON: Lessons on the way to becoming a seminary president
(EDITOR’S NOTE – Adam Groza is the president-elect of Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention in Ontario, California.) I love being a Southern Baptist. […]
ERLC to host annual meeting lunch with former VP Mike Pence
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Southern Baptists will once again welcome former Vice President Mike Pence to their annual meeting in June. The onetime Republican governor of […]
Fifth circuit asks Texas Supreme Court to weigh in on Roe v. Patterson, SWBTS
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – The appeal of the dismissal of a civil suit against Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) and its former president, Paige Patterson, […]
FROM THE SEMINARIES: Beloved SEBTS professor dies; NOBTS awards students, faculty
Beloved SEBTS English professor Adrianne Miles dies By Chad Burchett WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) – Southeastern Seminary and The College at Southeastern remembers the late […]
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issues 2024 annual report
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its 2024 report urged the U.S. State Department to add 15 nations to […]
Pressley thankful for ‘expansiveness’ of SBC’s reach
(EDITOR’S NOTE – Baptist Press will be releasing interviews with all six known SBC presidential candidates in the coming days.) NASHVILLE (BP) – Clint Pressley […]