FFC Photo FFC Photo FFC Photo As always, I want to thank you for your support of the Public Affairs Ministry this past year. We’ve had wins and losses. These wins and losses are a constant reminder …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – The board of trustees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary unanimously voted Monday (Oct. 12) not to remove the names of the school’s founders from several campus …

Members of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's family joined her in the hearing room Monday (Oct. 12). If Barrett is confirmed, she will be the first mother of school-age children to join …

Bible Studies for Life Romans 5:6-12, 18-21  Michael Pigg I’m sure most of you are familiar with the TV show "Extreme Makeovers." In this “made for TV” series, candidates are …

Morgan Lomax By Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND – Sophomore Morgan Lomax says her life passions of writing, art, piano, and animals have been enriched while attending Truett McConnell University (TMU). …

Boys at the Naivasha Shelter in Naivasha, Kenya, catch up on their education with help from IMB missionary Kristen Lowry and Eunice Murage, the shelter’s founder. IMB photo Naivasha Children’s …

Steve Ballew By Rebecca Manry FARMINGTON, N.M. (BP) – New Mexico pastor Steve Ballew will be nominated as the next executive director of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico (BCNM), the search …

By Dawn Tolbert ROME — Sylvia Washington, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Floyd Medical Center, will be the featured speaker at Shorter University’s 2020 Christmas on the Hill …

North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell addresses trustees at a Monday night dinner on the eve of their Oct. 6 meeting in Alpharetta. ALEXANDRA TOY/NAMB By …

In 1772 Daniel Marshall established and was pastor of Kiokee Baptist Church near Appling, Georgia Baptists' first congregation. Above is pictured the Kiokee meeting house, built in 1808, 24 years …

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) – A case the U.S. Supreme Court refused to accept Monday (Oct. 5) offers evidence of the damage inflicted upon religious freedom by its five-year-old decision that …

Kristen Lowry partners with local believers to reach street kids in Kenya. She is one of 3,565 IMB missionaries supported through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. IMB/Special …

By Rebecca Manry NASHVILLE (BP) – Baptist Press has announced two strategic staff changes: Lucinda Clark has joined as editor of Baptist Press en Español (BPEE), and Laura Erlanson has been named …

By Diana Chandler WASHINGTON (BP) – At least two Southern Baptist entity leaders have signed a nonpartisan evangelical statement published Tuesday (Oct. 6) in the Washington Post promoting …

As many of you probably know by now, there will be an abbreviated schedule for this year’s 2020 Georgia Baptist Convention at Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon. Because of these changes, there will …

TWITTER Screencapture By Tess Schoonhoven RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BP) – Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor Greg Laurie  announced through social media  he tested positive for COVID-19. Laurie said in …

Almost one-third of Southern Baptist church attendees are seniors over the age of 65. Some can’t wait to get back to worship, their group, and their places of service. Others want to come back; but …

DULUTH — Across the state of Georgia, churches and para-church ministries are partnering to shine a light on the darkness of human trafficking.   The issue of human …

By Tom Strode CARSON CITY, Nev. (BP) – Nevada’s new COVID-19 safety guidelines still unconstitutionally favor casinos over churches, religious freedom advocates said. A directive from Gov. Steve …

God has charged pastors and church leaders to take care of His body. Most of us steward well the congregational body of Christ, but what about our personal physical bodies?  This …

EDITOR’S NOTE: J.D. Greear is pastor of The Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area and president of the Southern Baptist Convention. This article was adapted from an address Greear gave to …

Bible Studies for Life Ex: 20:15-17; Ps. 37:1-6 Michael Pigg I sometimes entertain myself by watching history in movies. Recently, Turner Classic Movies was the designated station of …

“Let us rise up and build” (Neh 2:18) is a familiar passage of Scripture and also the theme many churches use when they are planning to renovate or make additions to their facilities. Here are a …

EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) – It perplexes Pastor Rolland Slade that certain secular institutions have the good sense to strip professional credentials from sex offenders, while some churches seem to …

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, seen here just after the presidential debate Sept. 29, both tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 1. Screen capture from C-Span By BP Staff …