CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University announced Wednesday, Jan. 14, the continuation of its valued partnership with Habersham Electric Membership Corporation (Habersham EMC) for the third consecutive year.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Sharing your faith with others can be one of the most daunting aspects of Christian practice. Believers regularly express concerns that they might say something wrong.

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary hosted its 17th annual Defend Apologetics Conference on Jan. 4-9.  

This Sunday, Jan. 18, will be Sanctity of Human Life Sunday across the Southern Baptist Convention. Every life is valuable because each is a unique creation of God.

Someone once said the most popular player on a football team is the backup quarterback. The logic is that when the starting quarterback is having a bad game or underperforming, the backup can probably do a better job.

Those who see church history as having little connection to secular history miss the point that each generation of believers must “work out their salvation with fear and trembling” in the context of the world in which they live. The amazing life of George Liele illustrates how historical context made it possible for his ministry to have the far-reaching consequences that it did.

When Song, a Hindu woman, and her family moved to the outskirts of a large South Asian city for work, she prayed for God to teach her more about Himself. Not long after, she met Leela, a Christian woman who ran a small grocery store nearby.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, missions is not treated as an abstract ideal reserved for future ministry. It is woven directly into student formation, training, and opportunity.

LIMA, Peru — The day before the fire, the Caja de Agua neighborhood in Lima was celebrating. For the first time in sixty years, the community had gathered together in unity. Music filled the streets, children danced, and city leaders presented Send Relief Serve Tour Lima volunteers with a Peruvian flag as thanks for their work installing security lights.

A key focus of missions leadership training with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board is casting a vision in local churches to build long-term pipelines missions involvement. The goal is to engage people of all ages in gospel work, both locally and around the world, and create an atmosphere where responding to God's call feels natural and expected. That means intentionally offering invitations and opportunities to respond to that call.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former North Carolina Baptist pastor and congressman Mark Walker announced Thursday, Jan. 8, that he has accepted a new role within the Trump administration focused on advancing religious liberty around the world.

Yacouba couldn’t stop the tears from flowing. He heard there had been an attack on his brother-in-law’s village by a terrorist group. They hadn’t been able to get in touch with him, so he and his wife went to the village to search for her brother.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — After adding eight camp locations in 2025, Lifeway camps are expanding once again in 2026, adding four new locations, in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and South Carolina, as well as bringing new camps to previous locations.

VALDOSTA, Ga. — More than 3,000 students and leaders gathered the first weekend of 2026 for a time of worship, teaching, and fellowship during MOVE Conference. The event is hosted annually by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board will launch its new Engage 6 initiative with regional equipping gatherings beginning January 13–14 and continuing February 2–3.

SOUTHPORT, N.C. — Many Christians make a New Year’s resolution to read the entire Bible during the year. One church in southeastern North Carolina did it during the first weekend of 2026.

RINGGOLD, Ga. — He has literally had a front row seat to observe Georgia Baptist history unfolding, seated at the Recording Secretary’s desk at the Georgia Baptist Conventions. People may not recognize his face, but he said that people in elevators and hotel lobbies recognize his voice.: "If you will take out your ballots and turn to ballot number...”

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham’s Lifeline Children’s Services provides care for children and families, continuing to develop ministry opportunities and resources since its founding in 1981. With a program called “Heritage Builders,” through which churches serve youth who are about to age out of foster care, Lifeline seeks to minister to teenagers and young adults with the love of Christ — and support them in tangible ways as they transition to independence.

My cell phone had been acting weird for a while. Everything was running slow. I didn’t get much service, though my coworkers – with the same phone carrier and sitting right beside me - had no trouble at all.

My husband, Wayne, had surgery on his foot in the middle of December. He has been unable to walk on that foot for a little over three weeks now. Earlier this week, I took him to the doctor for his recheck. She was able to take the stitches out and informed him he could start gradually walking with a soft surgical shoe.

Every year, churches across the Southern Baptist Convention honor the memory and legacy of George Liele and other African American and Black missionary pioneers.

NEW ORLEANS — Four students graduated from the Georgia Korean Theological Institute of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Extension Center during a Dec. 12, 2025, commencement ceremony at NOBTS.

The latest Pew Research study finds Christianity remains stable after decades of decline, while the story for young adults remains complicated. Since 2020, the percentage of Americans who identify as Christian has hovered in the low to mid-60s. Those with no religious preference have consistently made up almost 30% of the population, while those of other religions comprise less than 10%.

CLINTON, Miss. — One year ago, on Jan. 17, 2025, beloved Mississippi College Christian studies professor Ivan D. Parke was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder resulting in the gradual loss of motor neurons. Yet where most see weakness and a hopeless case, God has used Parke mightily. 

Jesus continues His Sermon on the Mount in chapter 7 by warning His listeners about judging others. God is the ultimate Judge. There is always a tendency to see the faults (the speck) in someone else’s eye while excusing or ignoring the plank in our own eye. Most of us don’t want justice; we want grace.