Martinez, GA, May 2  – Abilene Baptist Church celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Senior Pastor, Dr. Brad Whitt, on Sunday.

In the spring of 1906, one hundred years before the GBC and Mercer University formally parted ways, the issues leading to that eventual separation were very much in the forefront of the University trustees. It was during an era of theological tension in America known as the Modernist/Fundamentalist Controversy. Although little was published at the time, what transpired has been called the Mercer Heresy Trial of 1906.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) – The State Convention of Baptists in Ohio announced finalization of the sale of its Seneca Lake property on Friday, April 29.

MOBILE, Ala. (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton, senior pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Ala., will deliver the commencement address at the University of Mobile on Saturday at 10 a.m.

NASHVILLE (BP) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee has voted unanimously to move the 2023 annual meeting from Charlotte to New Orleans. The Executive Committee’s vice president for communications, Jonathan Howe, said the decision was “simply a matter of math.” The Charlotte Convention Center isn’t large enough to accommodate the projected crowd of 15,000.

ANAHEIM (BP) — The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2022 report in advance of the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 14-15. Per SBC bylaws, the report is to be released …

LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA – It has been said that the church is not a place. It is a body, a family with blood ties through Jesus Christ. Jason Loudermilk, the mission strategist for the West Metro Baptist Association, understands the absolute necessity and power of prayer and has developed a meaningful blueprint for getting the family of God to praying for the pastors and churches of his association.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) – Gary Hollingsworth, Southern Carolina Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer, has announced plans to retire on April 30, 2023. Hollingsworth shared his intentions at the state’s Executive Board meeting earlier this week.

MOULTRIE, Ga. – The pastor emeritus at one of the fastest growing churches in America pointed Georgia Baptists back to the basics of prayer and personal devotions, telling them that’s what’s necessary to remain spiritually energized for the demands of ministry.

It was a dumb move.  I was carrying too much coming in from the back porch.  A pillow was under one arm, coffee mug in one hand.  In the other hand I held my laptop.  It was updating as it shut down so I needed to keep it open. As I crossed the threshold into the kitchen, I bumped the screen door.  Quick as a wink, it slipped from my hand falling flat on the concrete from shoulder height.  I had never dropped it like that before but knew it was bad.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Christians have focused energy on passing down “the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all” for centuries. Each time one generation passes on the baton to the next, new challenges surface. Rapid changes in technology and cultural shifts, however, have seemingly made the task more daunting.

DALLAS, Texas (BP) — It was broad daylight, but Sarah Taylor knew if the stranger managed to pull her into the car, she would likely die. She fought. “He had his hand locked in my …

HEBRON, Ky. (BP) — One question puzzled Answers in Genesis researcher and biologist Nathaniel T. Jeanson for decades: What was going on in pre-Columbus America before Europeans arrived? In …

GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP) – At least 15 Southern Baptist evangelists have died within the last 10 years. The list, according to the Southern Baptist Evangelists fellowship group, includes Roy …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the current fast-paced, high-pressure American culture, pastors are stressed, and they know that needs to change. According to the latest release in Lifeway Research’s 2022 Greatest Needs of Pastors study, of all the mental challenges U.S. Protestant pastors face, stress stands out above the rest. Distractions and discouragement are also significant factors for pastors when it comes to mental challenges in ministry.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Alabama pastor David Roach is the latest announced nominee for recording secretary at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

RICHMOND, HILL, Ga. – Pastors have a responsibility not only to preach biblical truth but also to call on people to respond to that truth, a respected Southern Baptist writer and seminary professor told Georgia Baptists on Monday.

BETHLEHEM, Ga. – Georgia churches continued to see growing numbers of people turning to Christ over the past week, fueling hopes of spiritual revival in the Bible Belt state. One congregation, Cascade Hills Baptist Church in Columbus, recorded 187 salvation decisions over the Easter weekend. Peavine Baptist Church in Rock Spring reported 111 new believers; First Baptist Church of Villa Rica, 60, Brent David Baptist Church in Columbus, 32, and Midway Church of Villa Rica, 20.

The Georgia Baptist Women's spring event,  held over the weekend at Central Baptist Church in Warner Robbins, drew a large crowd of participants looking for inspiration and information about ways to serve the Lord. The group provides opportunities for women of all ages to experience spiritual inspiration, to be challenged for greater involvement in missions, and to  grow personally. The Georgia Baptist Mission Board captured these scenes from the spring event,

ANAHEIM, Calif. –- The Fellowship of Baptists World Ministries (FBWM) has announced that their breakfast (described as a hearty one) at the Southern Baptist Convention will be in the California Ballroom of the Anaheim Hilton Hotel on Monday, June 13, 2022, from 8:00 to 10:00 A.M.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – Southern Baptists across the nation will celebrate Baptism Sunday this weekend as a way of recognizing the first step of obedience that new believers take after trusting in Christ for salvation. For years, Southern Baptists have looked to the number of baptisms that their collection of churches reports as an indicator of evangelistic health and effectiveness.

CABO DELGADO, Mozambique (BP) — Islamic insurgents have increasingly attacked northern Mozambique as Christianity increases there, the international evangelistic ministry Voice of the Martyrs said in its latest special report.

PEMBROKE, Ga. — Georgians whose homes were severely damaged or destroyed by tornadoes earlier this month could qualify for financial help through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Woman’s Missionary Union Foundation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources hopes its newly released CSB Lifeway Women's Bible encourages women of all ages to study God’s Word and be inspired to grow and worship alongside their community. The result of a four-year Bible project, the CSB Lifeway Women’s Bible includes an in-depth collection of inspirational articles, devotional commentary, study tools and other Bible-reading helps from prominent voices in the Lifeway Women community.

KELLER, Texas (BP) – Tom Ascol, Bart Barber, and Robin Hadaway will participate in a First Baptist Church panel discussion on Wednesday, May 4. The discussion, which will be livestreamed, is set to be hosted by Joe Wooddell and Tony Richmond — both of FBC Keller.