The smell of freshly roasted coffee beans lingers as women listen to a Bible story at the end of the third round of the coffee ceremony.  Ennat is one of the women who have gathered as part of a women’s ministry and jewelry-making program started by Christians in the Horn of Africa in partnership with International Mission Board missionaries. 

MARTINEZ, Ga. — Serving others is one of Georgia Baptist Women's key missional emphases, and the kickoff to the 2025 Spring Event at Abilene Baptist Church in Martinez powerfully underscored that point.

JONESBORO, Ga. — Nearly 200 Spanish-speaking church leaders gathered at First Baptist Church Jonesboro on Saturday, April 5, for a day of worship, encouragement, and leadership training centered on the theme Liderazgo fiel y eficaz — Faithful and Effective Leadership.

JONESBORO, Ga. — Cerca de 200 líderes de iglesias de habla hispana se reunieron en la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Jonesboro el sábado 5 de abril para un día de adoración, ánimo y capacitación en liderazgo, centrado en el tema Liderazgo fiel y eficaz.

LAUREL, Maryland — Temidayo Akinsanya wasn’t planning to start a church. The engineer-turned-seminary-student envisioned serving an existing congregation through his ministry calling. But a conversation with a professor lit a spark.

ROME, Ga. — Dr. Kirk Shook, executive director of the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, will serve as the keynote speaker for Shorter University’s 2025 Commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 8.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Boyce College is pleased to announce the appointment of David Haines as Associate Professor of Philosophy. With an exceptional academic background and with extensive teaching and publishing experience, Haines brings a rich blend of classical philosophy and deep theological reflection to the Boyce College faculty.

ONTARIO, Calif. — Gateway alum Josh Mathews will join the seminary faculty as associate dean on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, after having served Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, as dean of the faculty and vice president of academic affairs.

ATLANTA – After seeing a church advertised on social media, a recently divorced father happened into All Grace Church in Atlanta with his two daughters. All Grace wasn’t the church he’d seen online, but it turned out to be the one he needed.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Church planting is not a one-size-fits-all process — neither is training church planters. Each church planter has a unique calling that must be fostered by established ministry leaders who are properly equipped to guide them in their ministry context.

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University’s College of Health and Life Sciences will host its 2nd Annual Research Symposium on April 30, 2025, in the Harris Athletic Complex.

Southeastern Seminary and Judson College mourn the recent passing of Dr. Keith Harper, senior professor of Baptist studies (retired). Following a courageous battle with lung cancer this past year, Dr. Harper passed away on Wednesday, April 23, finding ultimate joy and healing in the presence of his beloved Savior.

NASHVILLE (BP) — The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2025 report in advance of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 10-11. Per SBC bylaws, the report is to be released through Baptist Press no later than 45 days prior to the gathering.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thirteen teams of students from Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College will spend summer 2025 serving the Great Commission in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

MARIETTA, Ga. — Marlon Longacre, associate pastor of Community Engagement at Piedmont Church in Marietta, orchestrated a mammoth Egg Drop at Sprayberry High School for the 13th year on Saturday, April 19. Each year, the spectacular event has grown, and this year, more than 20,000 people showed up for the extravaganza. More than 95,000 eggs with candy inside were waiting to be found by excited children.

LIBERTY, Texas — It was another small-town miracle – nothing unusual for Rick Gage and his GO TELL AMERICA team, who conduct several evangelistic crusades in smaller communities each year.

Short-term volunteer mission projects can make a long-term impact. The key, according to International Mission Board missionaries Cade and Ginny Wheeler, is for the local church to be fully invested and use volunteers within an already existing strategy. 

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., celebrated six baptisms last year on Baptism Sunday, the annual Southern Baptist emphasis that urges churches to “fill the tank” and stir the waters, marking new life in Christ.

Kelly* just got her license and was so excited. I asked who had been teaching her to drive. Both of her parents, she replied. Then I asked which was the better driver, her mother or her father. (It’s not a terrible question. The truth’s the truth. And, of course, I wasn’t going to tell them.)

We just returned from a "bucket list" trip with our very dear friends to Morocco. It was totally amazing! The countryside, landscape, and scenery were some of the prettiest I have ever seen.

Across Georgia, churches large and small saw filled pews and crowded sanctuaries as record numbers of worshippers gathered to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. From rural towns to urban centers, pastors are reporting historic Easter Sunday turnouts and powerful moments of salvation and baptism.

GRAYSON, Ga. — Churches and communities gathered on Good Friday for services across Georgia. For the first time, seven Grayson-area churches assembled Friday night for Good Friday Grayson. A crowd estimated at more than 1000 gathered in Grayson Park for worship, scripture reading, prayer, and messages from pastors and ministry leaders who shared from the seven sayings of Jesus throughout the Gospels during the crucifixion.

BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – More than 20 people made decisions to follow Christ at the conclusion of the 61st annual Louisiana Governor’s Prayer Breakfast on April 16.

Most Americans may not regularly attend church themselves, but they have a higher threshold for calling someone a regular churchgoer than pastors do. According to a recent Lifeway Research study of U.S. adults, 53% say someone should be considered a regular churchgoer or regular church attender only if they attend church services at least weekly, including 10% who say they must attend more than once a week.

SUWANEE, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board's Public Affairs Ministry is launching a new round of training events this month, designed to equip pastors and church members with the tools and insights they need to effectively engage in today’s cultural and political landscape. The training sessions, set to run from April through November, will take place in eight cities across the state, beginning April 29 in Dalton.