Pandemic protocols for First Baptist Alpharetta's summer basketball camps included no parents in the gym and social distancing during twice-daily devotions and prayers. FBC ALPHARETTA By Diana …

October 1 Isaiah 62:6-65:25 Philippians 2:19-3:3 Psalm 73:1-28 Proverbs 24:13-14 October 2 Isaiah 66:1-24 Philippians 3:4-21 Psalm 74:1-23 Proverbs 24:15-16 October 3 …

The topic of COVID or the pandemic often brings feelings of gloom and despair. Indeed, the year 2020 will be, in many ways, a year we will choose to forget. It has been difficult for many people and …

DULUTH — Once a topic discussed in whispers or private phone calls, pastor wellness is currently getting the overdue attention many say is long overdue. "It begins with awareness," says Tim Dowdy, …

IMB President Paul Chitwood greets the organization's trustees from the IMB's Richmond, Va., home office studio during the trustees' virtual meeting on Sept. 30. The meeting was moved from …

CNN Screencapture President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by the  passing …

NASHVILLE (BP) — LifeWay Christian Resources has decided not to proceed with a breach of contract lawsuit against the SBC entity’s former president Thom Rainer, but will instead seek to resolve …

DULUTH  – The deadline for Georgia Baptists to nominate outstanding high school seniors as candidates for the Georgia Baptist Student Achievement Award is Nov. 1.   …

UPDATE: LifeWay Christian Resources has decided not to proceed with a breach of contract lawsuit against the SBC entity’s former president Thom Rainer, but will instead seek to resolve the dispute …

Bible Studies for Life Exodus 20:14; 2 Samuel 11:1-5 Jarrod Kinsey, pastor First Baptist Church, Cave Spring I am blessed to pastor an old, established church that has, in many ways, …

Thousands gather on the National Mall Sept. 26 for a prayer event organized by evangelist Franklin Graham. Twitter/Special By Mark Maynard WASHINGTON (BP) …

The Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville will host the 2021 SBC annual meeting. BP/Special By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — Online hotel registration opens Thursday (Oct. 1) …

The opening of college football has brought several realizations for me. I don’t miss the cupcake games. I don’t miss sitting in the stands in September with mid-July temperatures. I won’t miss …

MARIETTA — The Atlanta Braves recently honored Noonday Baptist Association 's Howard Koepka as a Hometown Hero for his work in food distribution. When the COVID-19 shutdown led to …

CLAXTON — Matt Brady, pastor of Eastside Baptist Church , will be nominated for vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention. Captain Brian Mize, a U.S. Army chaplain and …

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) — Southern Baptist leaders Russell Moore and Ronnie Floyd commended President Trump’s nomination Sept. 26 of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. As …

At far right, Pastor Ventura Ruiz of Primera Iglesia Bautista in Lawrenceville makes a point while fellow panelists (left to right) Alex Cossio, Luis Rondan, and John Cuentas listen during the …

About one-third of you readers are laypersons. This article is for you. Of course, I know pastors and other vocational ministry leaders will be reading as well. Perhaps, more than my article, they …

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers serve Hurricane Laura survivors in Lake Charles, La. SBDR has prepared nearly a half million meals for hurricane survivors this year. NAMB/BP By Brandon …

In addition to being a pastor, Stephen Williams is also a motivational speaker for businesses and schools on the topic of servant leadership. CALHOUN — Stephen Williams, lead pastor of Belmont …

By Sarah Bentley My husband and I live in East Atlanta among refugees. I taught at a school, where all of my students are refugees learning English as their second language. Teaching science was both …

Since mid-June, Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. has held corporate worship outdoors on Sunday evenings at the property of a Southern Baptist church in Alexandria, Va., where …

Georgia Baptist Executive Director Thomas Hammond, listens to a participant at the listening session held Sept. 21 in Cordele. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index MOULTRIE — The listening session at First …

In this May 19, 2018, file photo, Amy Coney Barrett, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit judge, speaks during the University of Notre Dame's Law School commencement ceremony at the …

WOODSTOCK — Michael Lewis, lead pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, has announced his intention to nominate Alex Cosio, pastor of Nuevo Horizonte Baptist Church in Woodstock , as a …