DULUTH — A familiar name to Georgia Baptists will be the lead strategist for mobilizing women and girls to ministry and missions. Beth Ann Williams, who has served as executive director-treasurer …

Interviewing a pastor who believes in revivals and evangelists   While it appears that fewer Southern Baptist churches are having revival meetings, there are still churches finding that revivals …

Why doesn’t God smooth out our path through misery and heartache? Most if not all of us have either asked or heard this question. What do we say in response to such an inquiry that …

DULUTH — Kayti Batya’s dad had been severely abusing her since she was a toddler. He’d been selling her for sex since she was 11 years old. And, he was an ordained minister. Georgia Baptist …

By Joy Allmond NASHVILLE (BP) — Pastors and church leaders may feel called upon to be experts when it comes to shepherding the marriages in their congregations, but research shows many don't feel …

Josh. 2:1–14 Sean Wegener, pastor First Baptist Church, Summerville Huddled into a cramped dark house, Rahab waits for her promised guardian. Shadows flicker under the door jam, …

CARTERSVILLE — In high school Kyle Walker first felt God’s calling for him to become a pastor. That path began as a youngster in the youth group of Central Baptist Church in Americus and, after a …

By Carol Pipes NASHVILLE (BP) — Southern Baptist congregations saw an increase of more than $82 million in overall giving in 2018, according to the latest Annual Church Profile (ACP) report. …

By Art Toalston BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) — Marshal Ausberry Sr., senior pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia, will be nominated as first vice president of the Southern …

ALBANY — Using fishermen to further the work of the Gospel is hardly a new concept, but for two men in Albany, it just made sense to use the tried-and-true method.   Bruce …

This week I received the speech given by salutatorian Jake Watson of North Cobb Christian School in Kennesaw. Jake is a member – alongside his parents, Drew and Leah Watson, and brother, Nate – …

As pastor of First Baptist Church in Forest Park, Reed Crumbliss led in an outreach to the homeless and community that fed and clothed nearly 200 people twice a month. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index FORSYTH — …

I was reading through 2 Chronicles 21 yesterday (May 20) when I came upon the story of Jehoram. What struck me in reading about him was the similarities found with common themes of the …

By Art Toalston BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)  —  David Uth, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Orlando, will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference in June, Georgia …

Evangelist Rick Gage leads a prayer at the Go Tell Lakeway Area Crusade at the Walters State Community College Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center in White Pine, Tennessee. BROOKS GRAY/Special By David …

Luke 9:57-62 Eric Gargus, student pastor Northside Baptist Church, Columbus Scams and deception fill newscasts on a weekly basis. From celebrity moms who pay large amounts of money to …

DULUTH  — On April 4, three California churches filed a notice of appeal in their lawsuit against the state’s Department of Managed Health Care. At issue was the department’s mandate that …

When New York passed a bill in late January that greatly expanded abortion rights, lawmakers clapped and cheered. Not even a week later, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam further showed …

By Trennis Henderson NEW YORK CITY — For Diega Cordova and Carmen Rodriguez, serving as WorldCrafts artisans with Graffiti 2 Works in New York City’s South Bronx has made a lasting impact in …

High schoolers participate in their final drill off. Jonathan Branton from Harps Crossing in Fayetteville placed first. MYRIAH SNYDER/Index FAYETTEVILLE – Kyle Brannen, a high school senior, has …

Betty Bush, front row, second from right, sings during a 2018 choir performance for a dessert theater at First Baptist Chruch in Kingsland. FBCK/Special By Kat Harris KINGSLAND — First Baptist …

During the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama, many groups and agencies will host their own meetings, sessions, and luncheons. Here are a few. For the full …

By Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. – Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, ordained minister, USMC veteran, and nationally recognized speaker delivered Truett McConnell …

Jim Burton, center, takes a selfie with Bill Bangham left, and Joe Westbury in 2014 during a lunch in Cumming. Several years prior Burton had been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). …

Luke 9:57-62 Eric Gargus, student pastor Northside Baptist Church, Columbus Back in my undergrad days at Jacksonville State University, I had the privilege of being appointed as a …