Baptist Press/Special BP EDITOR’S NOTE: Leading up to the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting, Baptist Press plans interviews with candidates who have agreed to accept a nomination to serve as SBC president. …

EDITOR’S NOTE: November is National Adoption Month. By Audrey Brooks I’ve long thought adoption was a beautiful picture of the Gospel – that it showed the love of Jesus in a unique and profound …

Campers from last year learn a new skill. FACEBOOK/Camp Kaleo FORSYTH – As many organizations regroup and alter services due to COVID-19, Camp Kaleo in Forsyth is essentially back to business as …

America remains a country divided over the results of the 2020 presidential election. Some are calling for all the votes to be counted and all the potential legal proceedings to be resolved before …

Students watch last year's Move Conference held at the Macon Coliseum. While such a crowd won't gather in a singular place this time, leaders anticipate just as much involvement among three locations …

Since the Nov. 3 election, many have expressed questions and concerns about the integrity of the voting process across our nation. As mentioned in an earlier Christian Index article , voting is a …

We live in an age of modern technology that we cannot and will not get away from anytime soon. Students have access to information and entertainment at their fingertips with the use of technology. …

By Diana Chandler WASHINGTON (BP) – The nation’s High Court allowed blatant discrimination to stand in at least two cases limiting church activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Supreme Court …

Bible Studies for Life Psalm 99:1-9 Clark Bunch, pastor Unity Baptist Church, Plainville It is in our nature to worship. We will find something to follow with devotion, to be a fan of, …

Dr. Johnston was one of my favorite professors when I was in college. I grew up in a Christian home with my family attending a Bible teaching church. I graduated from a Christian …

November 16 Ezekiel 33:1-34:31 Hebrews 13:1-25 Psalm 115:1-18 Proverbs 27:21-22 November 17 Ezekiel 35:1-36:38 James 1:1-18 Psalm 116:1-19 Proverbs 27:23-27 November 18 …

Andy Merritt, longtime associate pastor and pastor of Edgewood Baptist in Columbus, left a legacy in establishing crisis pregnancy centers. He died Oct. 11 due to complications from COVID-19. …

By Shawn Hendricks/The Alabama Baptist BIRMINGHAM — With more than 400,000 children reportedly in the foster care system in the United States, and 100,000 of them available for adoption, experts in …

Emir Caner, president of Truett McConnell University, brings the Doctrinal Sermon at the 2020 Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index MACON  …

Freed slave George Liele, converted and baptized by Buckhead Church in 1773, is increasingly recognized among Southern Baptists for his pioneering church planting and missions efforts. Screen capture …

A member of the Akawa tribe is baptized in a local river, one of nine newly baptized believers among this isolated tribe in the Amazon rain forest. IMB’s Peru Amazon team shares the gospel among …

Robby Foster, senior pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta, delivers the President's Address Nov. 9 at Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index MACON — Not that he’s known …

Michael Pigg delivers the Missional Sermon for the 2020 GBC Annual Meeting. MYRIAH SNYDER/Index MACON — In Luke 4, Jesus preached in the synagogue and declared His …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) – After a few years of economic optimism, pastors say the 2020 economy is hurting their congregation. According to a  new survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research …

Georgia Baptist Executive Director Thomas Hammond, leads attendees in applause for pastors and church staff attending the annual meeting after speaking of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board's …

Bible Studies for Life   Colossians 3:1-12    David Kirkland, campus minister   Georgia College and Georgia Military College, Milledgeville   When I was in college, I served on a …

Send Relief ministry centers across North America, like Graffiti Ministries in New York City, meet needs and share the gospel through compassion ministries. SEND RELIEF By Brandon Elrod DENVER (BP) …

RICHMOND — The International Mission Board will celebrate the appointment of 79 new missionaries from 21 states with a virtual Sending Celebration, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. EST. The missionaries were …

I want to make you aware of a post-election webinar Alliance Defending Freedom is putting on next week with their top attorneys who are going to be addressing the most-significant threats to …

By Jonathan Howe NASHVILLE (BP) — Southern Baptists continue to exercise financial faithfulness as the nation recovers from the economic struggles brought on by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Along …