NASHVILLE (BP) – Jeff Pearson’s tenure as chief financial officer of the SBC Executive Committee will come to an end Feb. 15. Pearson made the announcement to EC Chairman Rolland Slade in a letter on Tuesday.

Pregnancy Care Centers are critical to the pro-life work in the United States, creating safe and loving environments for women facing unplanned pregnancies. 

ATLANTA, Ga. – Jeff Struecker has a powerful message about the importance of the gospel to share with pastors and government officials who will gather for a prayer breakfast at the state Capitol on Thursday.

RABUN GAP, Ga. – Churches in the Rabun County Baptist Association have delivered a truckload of household supplies for Afghan refugees who have arrived in Georgia after fleeing their homeland when American troops were withdrawn last year.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Thousands of people braved a brisk 23-degree afternoon to gather at the National Mall for the 49th annual March for Life Friday.

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. – Joey Seabolt has been described as “a loving pastor,” “a gospel-centered preacher,” and “a faithful servant.”

My voice was all scratchy on Thursday but not from COVID. The night before at church, I had talked and laughed so much with our kids’ class I could barely speak.  It was just one of those priceless moments where everything was right … and nobody got hurt.

Georgia Baptist Convention President Kevin Williams has appointed 14 people to serve on the 2022 Committee on Nominations.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (BP) – Afghanistan tops Open Doors' 2022 Watch List of top countries for Christian persecution, sending to second place North Korea which had held the top spot for 20 years.

Bobby Garcia stood out the first time he walked into our sanctuary. He entered with a very sweet looking, white-haired little lady who turned out to be his aunt. And he only had one arm. His left arm was amputated just below his elbow.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Not all students at Brewton-Parker College, a conservative Baptist school in southern Georgia, are Christians when they enroll, but, says President Steven Echols, the hope is that they will be by the time they graduate.

MAYFIELD, Ky. (BP) – Members of one of the oldest churches and the only African American Southern Baptist church in Mayfield are finding ways to look ahead despite the sorrow of the Dec. 10 storms that brought significant damage to their small town.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The late Martin Luther King Jr. called the church the “conscience of the state” during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

First published in February 1822, in Washington, D.C., The Christian Index is celebrating its 200th Anniversary in 2022. As the oldest continually published religious newspaper in America, it has played a vital role in Baptist life.

ATLANTA, Ga. – Pastor Josh Saefkow stood at the front of the Senate chamber earlier this week, leading a time of devotion that he concluded by declaring Jesus as King of Kings.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell set aside part of a staff-wide meeting this week to celebrate long-time NAMB leader Carlos Ferrer who is semi-retiring after 30 years of service at the mission board.

NASHVILLE (BP)—Lifeway Christian Resources has announced plans to take up residence at Maryland Farms in Brentwood by the end of 2022.

God has given His followers invisible but crucial armor for our daily fight against spiritual forces of evil.  Each article is described in Ephesians 6:10-17.  Oh, you don’t HAVE to wear it.  No one will force you.  But when facing the enemy head on, you’ll wish you had every single piece in place.

Marvin Jones has been named the new assistant director and church planting catalyst for the Gwinnett Metro Baptist Network, effective Feb. 1.

KENNESAW – Some college students spend the winter break going to NCAA football bowl games. Others veg out in front of the television and catch up on Netflix. Others party hardy into the wee hours of the morning. And yet others are very content to spend a couple of weeks at home with their families.

DULUTH, Ga. – Season 1 of The Chosen, a Christian TV show depicting the life of Christ and his disciples, has been added to the lineup at ACT2, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s alternative to network television.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pastors face unique difficulties inherent in their career, but what are their greatest needs? Pastors themselves say they're most concerned about seeing their churchgoers grow spiritually and making connections with those outside of their churches.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (BP) – As the landscape of church music continues to shift, the Baptist Church Music Conference remains a constant presence and help for Southern Baptist musicians at all levels of involvement – the local church, denominational work and education.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Officers of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee will meet with EC vice presidents by the end of January, with a recommendation for one of them to serve as interim president coming at the Executive Committee’s February meeting, EC Chairman Rolland Slade told Baptist Press.

Thirteen Bowen Baptist Association Churches served in their communities during a one-day emphasis called “Servolution”. The participating churches plus an associated ministry spent the day doing intentional acts of service without accepting any reward.