9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1032+ words) BOSTON " A barber's chair became an avenue for life change when church planting missionary Jacob Ambrose embraced an unexpected opportunity to obey the calling on his life. "It was a really difficult time as we were getting settled into our…...

9+ hour, 59+ min ago  (859+ words) FLINT, Mich. (BP) " Derrick Watkins has always had an eye for building things up. When he was much younger, Derrick's mom thought she knew the best route for her son. It's a plan most parents would push. But for Derrick,…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago  (1054+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " A desire to protect Southern Baptist theology is motivating at least one Southern Baptist theologian in Texas and a North Carolina pastor-historian to look to the Nicene Creed to shore up some important stances, but opinions differ on…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago  (360+ words) As we recognize April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, may we as followers of Jesus choose to shine brightly in a world that desperately needs His light. (Matthew 5: 16) The needs around us are real, but so is the hope…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1007+ words) The first one, he says, is "the idea that life is the result of an undirected, unguided, strictly materialistic process, and there's no evidence for a designing mind behind life or the universe." The other story is "the idea that…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (523+ words) When Russ and Olivia Hooper joined the International Mission Board's (IMB) Macedonia Program, they signed up for a four-year adventure that blended hands-on church planting with seminary study. Their posting placed them in far-reaching areas of Central Asia, serving in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (742+ words) WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. " Staff and volunteers with N. C. Baptists on Mission recently celebrated a major milestone in the ongoing recovery efforts across western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene by dedicating the first newly constructed home during a ceremony held April 7. The home…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (978+ words) FORT WORTH, Texas " Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary recognized Adam W. Greenway, ninth president of the institution, with a presidential portrait in an April 24 ceremony. "We want to welcome back to the Southwestern campus the ninth president," said President David S. Dockery, whose…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (612+ words) But amid these debates, one principle should rise above politics: children waiting for permanent, loving families must never become collateral damage of policy decisions." In January, President Trump signed a travel ban severely restricting or barring entry to the United…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (554+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) " Scott Connell and other organizers of the Southern Baptist Church Music Conference (SBCMC) felt that 2026 could bring around 500 attendees to the annual event. That was a big dream, considering that three years ago it was canceled due…...