José Abella’s parents grew up in Cuba before immigrating to the United States in the 1960s, but he’s spent his entire life in the U.S. Abella says this multicultural pull is both an advantage and an obstacle for Hispanic church planters.

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University, in partnership with the Georgia Baptist Foundation, will host a free educational webinar on estate planning on April 19 at 2:00 pm.

If a survey were conducted by any church and the members were asked to choose their favorite attribute of God, the top selection by a landslide would be His love. Love is something we each desire to give and receive. God is holy and all-powerful, but that does not mean He is distant.

As we move further into Matthew’s Gospel, we see increasing hostility growing between Jesus and the Jewish religious leaders. They were constantly questioning Jesus and His teachings because His teaching often clashed with their man-made traditions. As you read the passage, you can feel Jesus’ righteous indignation as He rebukes these “hypocrites.”

HAZLEHURST, Ga. — B.J. Holliday, the new associational missions strategist of the Consolation Baptist Association, said his path to the role reflected two different ways God often leads. Sometimes, he said, the Lord opens a door only slightly, requiring faith and careful discernment. Other times, God “just swings the door wide open.”

CAIRO, Egypt (BP) – After 17 trips to a bomb shelter over 36 hours and a man named Moses leading them into Egypt, a group of weary pastors and their wives are headed back to the United States.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — More than 150 leaders and members from Hispanic churches across Georgia gathered Saturday at First Baptist Church of Fort Valley to take part in the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s Hispanic Evangelism Conference, a day of teaching and training focused on strengthening the local church to share Christ with clarity, compassion, and strategy.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined this week to hear an appeal brought by Will McRaney, former executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, against the North American Mission Board. The decision leaves in place the Fifth Circuit ruling that dismissed the case, ending the nearly nine-year legal fight.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Más de 150 líderes y miembros de iglesias hispanas de distintas partes de Georgia se reunieron el sábado en la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Fort Valley para participar en la Conferencia Hispana de Evangelismo de la Junta de Misiones Bautista de Georgia (GBMB, por sus siglas en inglés), una jornada de enseñanza y capacitación enfocada en fortalecer a la iglesia local para compartir a Cristo con claridad, compasión y estrategia.

A first-generation Cuban couple living in the U.S. decided to leave the American dream for God's calling to serve among an Indigenous people group in Colombia. Their church, whose members are primarily first-generation, rallied behind them as enthusiastic partners in the Great Commission.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Meeting via Zoom, Lifeway Christian Resources trustees heard of God’s remarkable favor toward the organization over the past year and continued momentum into 2026.

JERUSALEM (BP) – A group of Southern Baptist pastors and their spouses, including former Send Relief President Bryant Wright, sheltered in place in Jerusalem Saturday morning, Feb. 28, as the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Within hours, Iran responded with strikes on U.S. and Israeli targets across the Middle East.

The Winter Olympics have come to a close, but Southern Baptist missionaries are just getting started! While athletes competed for the gold, silver, and bronze across northern Italy, Southern Baptist volunteers, International Mission Board missionaries, and local Italian believers shared the gospel with thousands of spectators and athletes from around the world — planting seeds of hope that will continue to bear fruit long after the Games have ended.

ATLANTA — A key Senate committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 542, which would add clergy to Georgia’s ‘improper sexual contact’ statute, during a hearing Wednesday evening, Feb. 25.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Around a quarter of Americans don’t identify with any religion, but many still hold some religious perspectives.

MINERAL BLUFF, Ga. — Thirty salvations and 100 total decisions marked the latest mission trip to Jamaica for a team of 15 volunteers from Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. “Every night, there were decisions,” said team leader Claude Mathis.

Throughout history, the good news of Jesus Christ has been communicated using tools such as letters, the printing press, radio, television, email, and social media. Now, there is virtual reality. 

A piece of toast. Kermit. A purple anime ninja. Avatar skins flashed across the screen like a late-night meme scroll, each one more absurd than the last. Choosing a character to represent you in the virtual world is hard enough — choosing one that helps start a gospel conversation on a virtual reality mission trip? That’s a whole new level. 

CrossPointe Family Church was born in the unlikeliest moments, right in the middle of a global pandemic. While the world was shutting down, Good Shepherd Baptist Church in West Virginia stepped out in faith, sending four couples to plant a new church. There were no crowds, no hype, and no ideal conditions. Just faithful obedience.  

FORT WORTH, Texas — For a third year, the Student Life organization and the Land Center partnered together to bring a Living Wisely conference to students of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College on Thursday, Feb. 19, giving participants suggestions for and examples of how to deal with decision-making in different areas of life and ministry.

ROME, Ga. — Shorter University recently welcomed talented high school musicians, actors, and dancers to campus for its bi-annual Experience the Arts event, offering prospective students a meaningful glimpse into life as a performing arts student on the Hill. 

HOSCHTON, Ga. — More than 500 pastors, ministry leaders, and church members gathered for the first of three evangelism conferences hosted by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board in 2026, united by a shared burden to reach the more than 7 million lost people in Georgia. Over the course of Sunday evening and Monday morning, four keynote speakers called attendees to renewed passion, personal holiness, bold witness, and perseverance in ministry. The gathering concluded with an invitation to prayer that saw several pastors and leaders kneel at the altar.

ROME, Ga. — Shorter University’s School of Education recently welcomed elementary and middle school students from across Floyd County to its Thornwood Campus for the annual Floyd County Reading Bowl, creating a day centered on literacy, teamwork, and academic competition.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (BP) – At 6-foot-4, Ed Rhodes is used to people looking up to him. Yet, beyond his physical presence, there is much more to this 82-year-old retired Baptist preacher from Cartersville, Ga. There’s a presence that transcends the barriers of race, age, politics, prejudice, socioeconomics, education, and seemingly time itself.

NASHVILLE (BP) – In a wide-ranging interview with Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution, former U.S. senator and former university president Ben Sasse minced no words and even used some colorful ones when talking about the gravity of his condition and of the country’s challenges.