WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Georgia Baptists opened the 204th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention Monday evening with calls to take the gospel into their communities, love people well, and trust Christ to build His church.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Nearly 400 pastors, church leaders, and members gathered Monday at Second Baptist Church for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board Evangelism Conference, where speakers urged churches to keep the gospel at the center of their ministries and take it into their communities.

HICKORY, N.C. — For nearly 100 years combined, two sisters have filled the sanctuary of Temple Baptist Church in Hickory with music. After being instrumental to the church’s worship for generations, they recently retired on a high note.

Twenty minutes had passed already. The sun was going down, and they were looking everywhere, but they only saw men in the park.  Sophia, an International Mission Board missionary, joined another IMB missionary and Maryam, a South Asian Christian. They went to the park to share the gospel, but approaching a man in their Muslim-majority city was out of the question. They kept walking and watching. 

IRVING, Texas – Through the years, Bear Creek Community Church in Irving has seen its share of trials but also testimonies of God’s provision – even when the odds are stacked against it or when vandalism strikes. One of those times occurred a few weeks ago when Pastor Dennis Webb was smoking briskets for an annual fundraising dinner to benefit the church’s Many Helping Hands homeless ministry.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — About 150 middle and high school students filled the platform at Second Baptist Church Sunday night, helping open the 204th Georgia Baptist Convention Annual Meeting with an emphasis on reaching the next generation with the gospel.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Vance Pitman challenged Georgia Baptists Sunday night to seek a movement of God through prayer, obedience to Scripture, and a focus on advancing God’s Kingdom rather than simply growing individual churches.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Lee Brewer, senior pastor of Palmetto Baptist Church in Palmetto, will be nominated to serve as vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention during the 204th annual meeting at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Neal Dose, lead pastor of Mansfield Baptist Church in Mansfield, will be nominated to serve as vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention during the 204th annual meeting at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Chief Master Sgt. Greg Israel is a multiple-career guy. He’s been a military man and a businessman, and now he is pastor of Zenith Road Baptist Church in Fort Valley.

MCCAYSVILLE, Ga. (BP) – Wednesday night’s services at First Baptist Church went well, with good attendance, especially considering the torrent of rain that had hammered down all day.

BOISE, Idaho (BP) – Voters in only 1 of 4 states chose to protect unborn life Nov. 3, while measures protecting gender-specific competitive sports seemed poised to pass in all four states with the issue on the ballot, as vote tallies continued.

As athletes and spectators from around the world fill the streets of Senegal for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, missionaries and local believers are praying the event will leave behind more than medals and memories.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Georgia Baptists will gather at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins next week Nov. 8-10 for the 204th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention, with organizers expecting about 1,200 people to register.

BLACKSHEAR, Ga. — Sarah Ellington Stone, the 19-year-old daughter of Emmanuel Baptist Church pastor Mike Stone and his wife, Andrea, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, following a lengthy illness and 12 weeks in hospice care.

WASHINGTON (BP) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday, Nov. 3, in a case regarding a Colorado law that critics claim constitutes religious discrimination. A group of Catholic preschools is fighting the law because it does not allow an exemption for them to participate in the state’s preschool funding program.

When most Southern Baptists think of missionaries, they often picture church planters and evangelists. But leaders with the International Mission Board say some of the greatest needs today are for professionals whose work happens behind the scenes.

PORCUPINE, S.D. — On the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, hunger doesn’t always look the way people expect.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — If churches gave pop quizzes on the Bible this Sunday, most people in the pews would fail.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Midwestern Seminary is introducing a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) concentration in Biblical Theology to equip pastors and ministry leaders to connect close study of Scripture with faithful ministry in the local church. The concentration will emphasize understanding individual biblical texts within the unfolding story of redemption and applying that understanding to preaching, teaching, discipleship, and leadership.

Sarah Ellington Stone, 19, of Blackshear, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at her residence after a long and courageous medical battle.  She had a number of serious medical conditions but faced her challenges with determination and a steadfast faith in Jesus Christ.

One of the most rewarding yet challenging roles a person can fill is that of a parent. It is hard to put into words the joy a young mother or father feels when holding their newborn for the first time.

Chapter 12 begins with the word “therefore.” This is the fourth major structural occurrence of that word in Paul’s letter. It always references what has gone before, which is why it is important to understand chapter 11 before moving on.

DALLAS, Ga. — At Fortified Hills Baptist Church, Engage Missions Week is designed to do more than tell church members what missionaries are doing around the world. Lead Pastor Josh Price described Engage Week as an opportunity for members to understand that they are participants in the mission of God through discipleship, prayer, giving, evangelism, and, for some, going to the nations.

NASHVILLE (BP) — Reporting an allegation of abuse in a church can be confusing, even intimidating.