The beginning of the walking trail up Stone Mountain is easy enough, but as Georgia Baptist Executive Director J. Robert White found out, looks can be deceiving. WIKIPEDIA COMMONS/Special There are …

Graduates Georgia Baptists joined others in commencement services at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary on May 13. They are: Brandon Elrod , who currently serves as an intern with Georgia …

Bryson Arthur, a student at Faceville Baptist, helps put together bags for the church's monthly food bank. Community outreach has become a hallmark of the church located just north of the Florida …

Alaska Baptist Convention leader Jimmy Stewart was well enough to officiate his daughter Katelyn’s wedding Dec. 10, 2016, less than five months after he suffered life threatening burns in a gas …

The brown box on the right side of the Index's home page is how readers subscribe to the free weekly email blast. JOE WESTBURY/Index Have you worked a good crossword puzzle lately? How about …

1 Corinthians 9:19-27   Levi Skipper, senior pastor   Concord Baptist Church, Clermont   I had lunch once with someone who was not a follower of Jesus. He was involved …

DULUTH — Mark Hearn has no intention of getting behind the curve in ministering to his city and county. In fact, Pastor Hearn wants to be on the cutting edge of impacting his community with the …

Grady Cothen, who died May 19, served as president of the Baptist Sunday School Board from 1974-84. SBHLA photo RIDGELAND, Miss. (BP) — Grady Cothen – the former chief executive of a state …

“I never wanted to just be a part of church that just does church on Sunday and goes away,” says Gerald Gibson, pastor of Grace Temple Christian Church in Decatur. “I’ve always thought about …

In this file photo from 2015, literacy ministry volunteer Anne Parks, right, uses objects in her English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) lesson plans. SUE HENSON/Special Increasing one's reading ability …

I love people with ambition, drive, determination, and vision. Tim Riordan, pastor of Sonrise Baptist Church in Newnan, is just that kind of person. He has written, “When I was nineteen years old I …

Fred Lodge, senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Blairsville and Children's Minister Debbie Braswell, register for the May 18 conference. They were accompanied by fellow staff minister and …

Summer, in my mind, is a beautiful word. When I was growing up, summer was the season I cherished the most. The reason was clear; school is out in the summer. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy …

A tractor prepares to turn onto a dirt road and enter the cow pasture behind O'Quinn Baptist Church in Wayne County. GOOGLE MAPS/Special[/caption] SCREVEN  —  O'Quinn Baptist Church …

Mac Stricklin, director of the Big A Club at First Baptist Church in Hampton, TN, directs children on a recent afternoon. GEORGIA WMU/Special HAMPTON, TN — There are vast areas of the …

By David Roach PHOENIX (BP) — Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines will be nominated for a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, his son Grant announced today (May 17). Gaines …

Matthew 25:34-40   Levi Skipper, senior pastor   Concord Baptist Church, Clermont   Following the rapture of the New Testament Church, the world will experience a …

"We will be developing prayer teams for Sunday morning and establishing prayer summits for our deacons and leadership," says Josh Saefkow, new pastor at Flat Creek Baptist Church in Fayetteville. …

By David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) — Theologians of all ideological stripes agree Walter Rauschenbusch was a key figure in 20th-century Baptist history and that his 1917 book A Theology for the Social …

At left Jeff Daniels, moderator of Northwest Georgia and Lookout Valley Baptist associations, reads an expression of appreciation for Eddy and Becky Rushing. NORTHWEST GA/LOOKOUT VALLEY …

A cyberattack that began last Friday on computers in 150 countries has reinforced the need for organizations, including churches, to be vigilant in maintaining online security.   Malicious …

Bill Sturm preaches at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta on Oct. 27, 2003. Sturm served at the church for several years as staff evangelist. MICHAEL MCKINLEY/YouTube MCKINNEY, TEXAS — …

You don't find out who you are until placed in situations where victory seems hopeless. A singular focus takes over, as if you're on a mission, to see things through. It's a sentiment you get after …

Deaths Harold Fletcher Harold Fletcher , pastor and founder of Pittsburg Kingdom Doors Baptist Church and Pittsburg Kingdom Outreach Ministry in Atlanta, died May 1.  He is survived by his wife, …

Colossians 3:22-4:1   Levi Skipper, senior pastor   Concord Baptist Church, Clermont   Do you think God cares what about our work? The answer is emphatically, …