ORLANDO, Fla.  — Twenty-eight years ago, members from First Baptist Church in Kissimmee began to pray that the church might someday own the field that adjoined their church property. As part of the events surrounding Crossover from June 1 to June 6, the church hosted its first outreach efforts on the land they recently acquired.

The SBC Executive Committee has launched the Fortify Initiative, a new effort designed to bring abuse prevention and response training directly to churches through regional events and partnerships with state conventions. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clint Pressley moves easily between different worlds. In a typical week, the pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte may preach multiple sermons at two campuses, work through a stack of books, counsel a younger pastor facing a difficult ministry decision, and spend time working out in the backyard gym he built himself.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Southern Seminary President Albert Mohler narrowed the language in his proposed amendment to prohibit women “specifically preaching” in a pastoral capacity.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. — Brewton-Parker Christian University marked a significant milestone in its Prison Education Program with the graduation of its first Bachelor of Business Administration students on May 27. This historic moment recognized the first bachelor's degree graduates from the program.

ROME, Ga. — A 19th-century square piano once believed to have graced the halls of Thornwood, the historic Rome estate of Shorter University's founding benefactors Alfred and Martha Baldwin Shorter, has returned home.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board is expanding its Right Start process by training leaders beyond GBMB staff to help more churches through the transition between pastors.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Later this month, for the first time, Southern Baptists will have a chance to adopt a budget that will send 51 percent of all Cooperative Program receipts to the foreign mission field. IMB President Paul Chitwood said the move shows global missions is a “first priority” for Southern Baptists.

ROME, Ga. — After nearly four decades of ministry and 27 years of faithful service as Shorter University's Baptist Campus Minister, David Roland is retiring, and what a legacy he leaves behind.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. — Brewton-Parker Christian University recently honored three beloved faculty and administrative leaders whose decades of faithful service have left a lasting impact on the institution, its students, and the greater Baron Nation community.

Shorter University communication studies professor Katherine Dudley Blair has received national recognition for her documentary, “Making Room: Faith in Action,” earning the Documentary Audience Choice Award at the International Christian Film & Music Festival in Orlando, Florida.

Shorter University is pleased to announce the appointment of Bethany Brady as Interim Vice President of University Advancement, a role she has accepted in addition to her current duties as Vice President of Enrollment Management & University Relations, and the promotion of Noah Huckaby to Vice President of Information Technology.

McDONOUGH, Ga. — When college students from across Georgia gather this fall for Confluence, organizers hope they will leave with more than memories from a weekend conference. They hope students return to their campuses equipped to share the gospel, pursue God’s call on their lives, and impact the nations for Christ.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler said Monday that recurring medical episodes that have affected him during recent public speaking appearances are related to complications from previous surgeries and are not life-threatening. Mohler, 66, addressed the issue in a video posted to X after what he described as a recent wave of concern from people who had seen him pause and appear to be in distress during public events.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — When John Livingston went to Japan in 1987 to be an English teacher, serving the Lord and ministering to people was not on his agenda. But God began to give him a burden and heart for the Japanese people, and after years of ministry in Oregon, he and his wife have planted the first Japanese church in Kentucky.

RED BANK, Tenn.  — Wiley Couch, 75, has served as facilities director at Red Bank & The Point Church for 45 years and has not missed a single Sunday in more than 1,500 consecutive weeks.

I relish the opportunity to share about the great church I pastor whenever I can. The church I serve is what most would describe as a medium-sized church, but I can attest that we have a large heartbeat for missions at home and abroad.

In Deuteronomy 34, we read about the end of Moses’ life. This incredible leader who had delivered his people from slavery in Egypt is on the cusp of seeing them fulfill the Lord’s promise to enter Canaan.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Southern Baptist messengers meeting in Orlando this June will consider a proposed resolution affirming that the office and function of pastor, elder, and overseer are limited to men as qualified by Scripture.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The slate of resolutions for the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention has been released by the committee appointed by SBC President Clint Pressley. The resolutions deal with current SBC topics such as the office of the pastor and disability ministry, along with cultural topics such as immigration, political violence, and artificial intelligence.

Chris Murdock says if you just go to his church and stay there, you don’t have to wait very long before someone pulls up that you can talk to.

In December, International Mission Board missionaries Emilio and Hannah Marrero in Spain were featured in the 2025 Lottie Moon Week of Prayer. They shared an update on their friend Henar, whose story they first shared three years ago.

NASHVILLE (BP) – States that have approved or are pursuing legislation protecting houses of worship from would-be protestors deserve accolades for protecting a foundational right, said incoming Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president.

SMYRNA, Tenn.  — The morning after her son was killed, Katrina Leonard knew only one thing: She had to go to church. Noah Taylor died July 12, 2025, shot while driving to work on I-24, the victim of a road rage incident. He was 22.

ORLANDO (BP) — When God called Rachelle Starr to minister to women working in the sex industry, she and her husband fasted and prayed frequently while driving by strip clubs for 18 months before God told her to go inside.