WINDER, Ga. (BP) – Area churches have canceled or altered normal Wednesday activities after a shooting at Apalachee High School left four dead and nine others taken to area hospitals with injuries. In a press conference this afternoon, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey confirmed that the deceased were two students and two teachers.

During spring break week several years ago, I went with my son and his family to Houston for a wedding. After the wedding, we took a little side trip to Waco. I mean, if you are in Texas you have to experience Waco.

NASHVILLE (BP) – A reorganization of executive level leadership roles at the SBC Executive Committee was announced Tuesday, Sept. 3. The move comes a little less than three months after Jeff Iorg became EC president.

Americans are growing increasingly progressive in several areas of morality while also growing increasingly concerned about the current state of moral values and pessimistic about the future. According to the latest Gallup survey on moral issues, U.S. adults are more likely than ever to see abortion, suicide, and polygamy as morally acceptable.

International Mission Board missionaries can’t always live in the countries among the people they serve. While this can make ministry challenging, missionaries have navigated this in many ways, depending on the context and country.

McDONOUGH, Ga. — With four of this year’s six regional SPARK church-strengthening conferences in the books, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s discipleship team is shattering attendance numbers. So far in 2024, more than 2200 participants from over 130 churches have taken advantage of the gatherings to learn strategies and ideas for improving all aspects of their church’s ministry.

McDONOUGH, Ga. — A record number of participants registered for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s SPARK conference at Glen Haven Baptist Church in McDonough, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 25.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Bill Denman retired from construction work in his early 60s.  He had used heavy equipment machinery to build water and sewer lines most of his adult life. First, he was an operator and then a foreman.  He worked hard.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Seminary has established a partnership with Reformation Heritage Books to republish Charles Spurgeon’s 63 volumes of sermons.

If I were to calculate the amount of land I own, it would not take long to come up with the total. All together, about three-quarters of an acre bear my name. It is the grounds for a house I own and hope to sell.

Many Christians experience fear and nervousness about sharing the good news of Jesus. A number of Christians are afraid, and others feel ignorant and do not know what to say. Sadly, many professing followers of Christ are apathetic about the gospel.

ATHENS, Ga. — Around 5,600 women gathered in Athens from churches across the United States for Going Beyond Live at the largest live event Lifeway has hosted since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Send Relief’s dedication to caring for refugees is a testament to the power of compassion and faith. In Charleston, this commitment is lived out daily through the selfless efforts of volunteers, the generosity of supporters, and the guiding hand of God. The community, including a united front of churches from various denominations that has formed there, works together to provide essential care and support to refugees.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing seven people, declared an emergency and loss of the autopilot shortly before the incident that claimed the lives of three members of the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Baptists Executive Director-Treasurer Todd Fisher announced on Facebook last week that he was heading home after an extended hospital stay that resulted from a serious automobile accident that occurred in late July.

JACKSONVILLE–In its August 2024 meeting, the Florida Baptist State Board of Missions welcomed Stephen Rummage, who assumed the role of executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention on Aug. 17 following the retirement of Tommy Green who had served in that role since June 2015.

DULUTH, Ga. (BP) – Afghanistan. Benin. Brazil. Bulgaria. Cameroon. China. Colombia. Cuba. Dominican Republic. Ecuador … The 2024 Paris Games opening procession of athletes? Were the contestants vying for 2024 Miss Universe taking their place on stage? No, and no.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — From the moments the lights went down for the opening worship set to the final prayer that wrapped up the event, the Send Network Gathering in Long Beach, Monday and Tuesday, August 26-27 drove attendees toward the conference theme: “Multiplication for Movement.”

The first public Sunday of The Oaks Church was April 17, 2017, but the story began long before. Terry-Lee Kirkland moved his family to Louisville in 2012 so he could pursue his M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Their church family at Highview Baptist Church affirmed that God was leading them to plant.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 60 students were baptized during a special on-campus service at Ohio State University in Columbus on Sunday evening, Aug. 25. A group of Buckeye football players were among those who helped lead the event, which reportedly attracted a crowd of around 800 people.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — Golfers and donors at the 21st annual Heritage Classic Golf Tournament on Monday, Aug. 26, gave $285,000 to benefit students at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. That money will go toward helping keep tuition rates as low as possible for students entering gospel ministry.

Your prayers, contributions, and support are making a tangible difference in the lives of young people in East Asia. The Youth Self-Defense Project, an initiative in Asia Rim, is a powerful example of how your generosity is impacting communities. For countless youth in the area, life presents significant obstacles.

BOSTON – Every summer, the North American Mission Board deploys college students throughout North America for an immersive experience on the mission field where they learn what it takes to live and share the gospel in daily life.

MAYSVILLE, Ga. — Maysville Baptist Church is a thriving fellowship of believers with two morning worship services that are characterized by many contagiously joyful Christians who believe in going into the highways and hedges with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ.

The first seven months of Yemile Flores’ Journeyman term have been busy — jam-packed, actually. This summer, she oversaw university students who served in Guadalajara, Mexico, as part of the International Mission Board’s Summer Sojourners program for college students. Flores is a product of Summer Sojourners, having served as a university student.