SOCIAL CIRCLE — With just around 35 regular members, Berean Baptist Church in Social Circle looks pretty ordinary. But this church has an extraordinary passion for missions – locally, globally, …

By Dawn Tolbert ROME – The Shorter University baseball team welcomed 2019 by answering the call to missions. A group of 25 Hawks players and coaches took part in a six-day mission trip to Mexico at …

The last week has been instrumental in telling us the place historical, biblical, orthodox Christian thought holds in today’s culture. It’s been vogue for some time now for these positions to be …

As we begin the 2019 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly, I want to say that one of the greatest blessings of my life is working with Georgia Baptists. This January will mark …

Psalm 42:1-3, 6-8; 43:3-5 Jim Duggan, Pastor Bellevue Baptist Church, Macon The Book of Psalms provides a look at handling the raw emotions of the human experience. In these psalms we …

Georgia Baptist Executive Director W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., holds a widow's mite replica while addressing Mission Board staff on Jan. 3. The widow's mite (Luke 21) serves as a reminder, he said, of …

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jan. 16 marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which outlawed "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating …

THOMASVILLE — When Milton Gardner was a student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary he also served as pastor of a rural church in Sulphur, Kentucky. Instead of making the 40-mile drive on …

Yesterday I received an email from a Christian in India who reads The Christian Index.   He asked me about when it comes to making decisions how we as Christians can be sure what to do, such as …

Families fill the fellowship hall at Kentucky's White Sulphur Springs Baptist Church for a meal and backpacks distribution. There’s good news and not-so-good-news on last year’s Christmas …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) –  Church pews may be full of teenagers, but a study released Tuesday (Jan. 15) suggests college students might be a much rarer sight on Sunday mornings. Two-thirds …

Bailey Smith was " a generous Christian gentleman with a resilient spirit, deep convictions, and a love for the Lord and the lost," says his friend Gerald Harris. SMITH FAMILY/Special Bailey Eugene …

Feature Photo: Sean Wegener, right, and his wife Danielle routinely welcome others into their home, such as First Baptist Summerville member and Chattoga Baptist Association missionary Barry Peppers, …

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) – Self-identified Protestant Christians – including more than 30 Southern Baptists – continue to make up by far the largest religious group in Congress. GETTY …

By Art Toalston EDITOR'S NOTE: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations go to the Christian Care Center https://www.christiancarecenter.org. A small memorial service for Stanley of …

Exodus 1:16-17, 22 – 2:9 Jim Duggan, Pastor Bellevue Baptist Church, Macon Churches across the country today observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Since life is a gift from God, we …

One of my favorite places growing up was a spot on Terrapin Creek. We called it Seven Springs for the series of fountains bubbling up from the ground, giving the stretch of water a particularly …

Denver Harris serves as senior pastor of Wofford's Cross Roads Baptist Church in White. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index WHITE — While a fifth grader at Johnson Elementary School in Rome, young Denver Harris …

Bobby Boswell opens the January Bible study yesterday (Jan. 9) at the chapel service at the Missions and Ministry Center. JOE WESTBURY/Index People. That is the Number 1 thing that comes to mind when …

By David Roach BRUNSWICK (BP) –  Jimmy Allen, a former Southern Baptist Convention president and entity leader known for his gregarious personality and engagement with cultural issues, died …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP)– As churches become aware of potential safety issues, more are signing up for background check services through LifeWay Christian Resources' OneSource program. "The …

ATLANTA– In the United States, Georgia is ranked last in maternal mortality. In fact, the mortality rate for women in Georgia is more than double the national average. Additionally, the infant …

By Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. – According to the SR Education Group’s 2019 Most Affordable College list, Truett McConnell University (TMU) ranks as the 13th most affordable bachelor’s degree …

Assistant Executive Director Bobby Boswell, left, presides at a presentation of a photo of the Missions Center last fall to retiring Executive Director J. Robert White, right. University of North …

DULUTH — Matt Peek, Jojo Thomas, and Robert Wilson have joined the Georgia Baptist Convention’s Administration Committee, elected by fellow Executive Committee members at the group’s December …