The word “cooperation” means “working together.” In the Scriptural sense it means working together in carrying out Christ’s world-will. It is a triangular doctrine. It has three sides, each supporting the other.

DULUTH, Ga. — For the second year in a row, graduates of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s Church Training Institute in Georgia were celebrated at a commencement ceremony marked by dignity, gratitude, and gospel purpose.

NEW ORLEANS — Students come from all over the world to prepare for ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.  For Ogola Kange, her journey from Nigeria to New Orleans began when the letters NOBTS appeared to her in a dream.  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “This day just declares joy,” said President R. Albert Mohler, Jr., looking out over the lawn filled with graduates, family, and friends. “Even the sun declares joy. The birds are singing joy.”

ONTARIO, Calif. — During Gateway Seminary’s commencement ceremony, May 2, 2025, President Adam Groza called graduates to encourage students in the “work of ministry,” in a sermon on 2 Corinthians 6:1-10. More than 110 students were recognized at the Ontario campus ceremony, including Gateway’s 11,000th graduate, Rony E. Morales Cumatz.

WAKE FOREST, N.C.  — Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Judson College are pleased to announce Landon Dowden as associate professor of preaching and pastoral ministry. …

Eight women sat around a table, their laughter filling Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Kingston, Tennessee. Flour flew in all directions as Janice Poland instructed the group of 70- to 82-year-old women on how to make fried apple and peach pies. They have a hefty goal of making 2,000. 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP) – Tony Wolfe hopes the 100th anniversary of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program will remind members of the world’s largest protestant movement how interdependent they are. Wolfe is leading a celebration to mark the anniversary on Tuesday, June 13.

ROME, Ga. — Shorter University honored graduates of its College of Business and School of Education during a special Hooding Ceremony held Wednesday, May 7, at the Winthrop–King Centre.

DALLAS (BP) – Registration bag in hand, walking shoes on, mind regulated for all things spiritual in the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall, 250,000 square feet with more than 250 exhibitors.

DALLAS (BP) – A wide array of breakfasts, luncheons and late-night gatherings promises something for everyone attending the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. SBC entities provide many of those opportunities, but there are many more sponsored by fellowships, ministries and other groups.

MONROE, La. (LBM) – For months, staff and lay leaders with North Monroe Baptist Church prayed for the Holy Spirit to move in the hearts of 40 men who would be attending a men’s retreat, March 14-16.

Christians are a cooperative people. From the earliest days of Christ’s Church, Christians cooperated to meet each other’s needs (Acts 2 and 11) and to support missions endeavors (Acts 13-14).

ROME, Ga. — Shorter University honored its Class of 2025 senior nursing students during a meaningful and worshipful Pinning Ceremony held on Wednesday, May 7, at Fellowship Baptist Church. Hosted by the Ben and Ollie Brady School of Nursing, the ceremony recognized the academic achievements, character, and calling of each candidate for graduation as they prepare to enter the nursing profession.

CLARKSVILLE, Ga. —  Building relationships across state lines and serving together as one family is what Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clarksville and Emmaus Church in Manchester, N.H., have been doing in partnership for the past four years.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Members of the Board of Trustees for the North American Mission Board gathered at NAMB’s building May 5-6, where they endorsed 31 new Southern Baptist chaplains, re-elected officers, and expressed appreciation for trustees who are concluding their service to the Board.

DALLAS (BP) – A dedicated time of corporate prayer will be just one addition to the Pastors’ Conference preceding the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, Pastors’ Conference President D.J. Horton told Baptist Press on Wednesday, May 7.

Nearly a century has passed since the Southern Baptist Convention adopted the Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) in May of 1925. Its debate and adoption were the most passionate, time-consuming issue of that year’s SBC meeting in Memphis.

“Our people must be cultivated, not cornered; they must be harnessed, not harassed. Churches, societies, pastors, and people do not exist simply for agencies to run down and collect money from …

At the very heart of Southern Baptist convictions about the importance of cooperation is the biblical mandate to fulfill Jesus’s Great Commission to make disciples of all the nations. In this article, we intend to summarize how Southern Baptist efforts in the areas of missions and evangelism draw upon our commitment to cooperation.

During my tenure in Southern Baptist servant-leadership, I have heard the Cooperative Program explained countless times. Sometimes it is explained correctly, and sometimes incorrectly.

Cooperation is essential to successful living. It involves working together in a shared task. For instance, successfully walking involves the cooperation of many body parts, including: eyes for direction, ear fluid for balance, brain for guidance and memory, and leg and foot bones, muscles, and tendons—all working in harmony.

On the centennial anniversary of the Cooperative Program, it is fitting to celebrate the common work that Southern Baptists have performed together. A program of cooperation sounds like a great idea. After all, teamwork makes the dream work, as they say. However, the words “cooperate,” “cooperative,” or “cooperation” don’t occur in the Old Testament. So how does the Cooperative Program compare to Old Testament teaching?

ONTARIO, Calif. – Trustees approved a $13,560,000 budget for the 2025-2026 academic year during the spring board meeting May 5-6 in Ontario, Calif.

It’s been two years since the International Mission Board re-emphasized finding and researching unengaged and unreached people groups around the world. Project 3000 was born out of Southern Baptists’ commitment to ensure every people group has access to the gospel.