Above: Pastor Mercer, affectionately known as Brother Q, meets with children during the Children’s Sermon at Homecoming 2018. RACHAEL J. MERCER/Special PORT WENTWORTH — On Sunday, April 22, the …
The B.H. Carroll Memorial Building greets those entering the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. BP/Special By David Roach FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — Amid ongoing discussion of …
I have known Dr. Paige Patterson for over three decades. He is a lightning rod for controversy. His Irish blood mingled with his genetic inclination for practical jokes, his staunch stance on truth, …
“If God foreknew what was going to happen why didn’t He forego this world and create a new heaven and a new earth in the beginning?” While Ed Sullivan used to talk about having “a really …
John Yarbrough, director of Alumni Affairs and Public Policy Truett McConnell University “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to …
On April 11 author Karen Kingsbury posted a photo of "the Baxter women" – Masey McLain, Roma Downey and Ali Corbin – on Twitter. All three star in The Baxters, a TV series based on Kingsbury's …
First Baptist Church of Jacksonville numbers 28,000 members and averages 7,500 for Sunday services, according to the Wikipedia website. FIRST JACKSONVILLE/Special JACKSONVILLE, FL — When Mac …
Mallary Baptist Association oversees the ministry of 52 Georgia Baptist churches in Worth, Lee, and Dougherty counties. Hans Wunch serves as Associational Director of Missions from the Albany-based …
A renewed focus on reaching young people has affected other areas of ministry at McFarland Road Baptist Church in Dalton, where Charles Rogers is pastor. MRBC/Facebook DALTON — You could understand …
Asking someone today if they believe in God brings a greater possibility they’ll answer in the negative than years past. However, a Pew Research study indicates that answer might not tell the whole …
I have a thing about flashlights. Rarely is one far from me. I keep them in my car, nightstand, and various places around the house. Each of my kids has a flashlight in his or her room. Because …
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, TX will host the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 12-13. BP/Special Today, Baptist Press released separate question-and-answer …
DALLAS (BP) — North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear, one of two candidates to be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president in June, responded to six questions Baptist Press and Baptist state …
DALLAS (BP) — University administrator and former seminary president Ken Hemphill, one of two candidates to be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president in June, responded to six …
Lt. Colonel Oliver North addresses the crowd while, left to right, TMU President Emir Caner, Todd Starnes of FOX News, and singer Jake Cowley sit on the stage. JENNY GREGORY/TMU CLEVELAND — Truett …
Esther 1:1-22 Daryel O'Barr, pastor/evangelist While God’s name is nowhere seen in the book of Esther, his hand is nowhere missing! He is “standing somewhere in the shadows” rulng and …
Johnny Gross and Aaron Webb, left, stand with the students baptized on Easter Sunday. NEWINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH/Special NEWINGTON — Don’t ever underestimate what God can do in a small church; and …
Law enforcement and counter-protesters face off April 21 in anticipation of a rally in Newnan held by the National Socialist Movement. Screen grab/FOX 5 Atlanta NEWNAN — In recent weeks Newnan, the …
The search committee for the executive director of Georgia Baptist Mission Board has begun the search. The process began on April 12 dedicating that meeting to prayer. The committee is in the …
Bill Black leads a Ski Worship service on the slopes of Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort. The year-round ministry operates in all kinds of weather, with the upcoming summer season being the greatest need …
The crowd at the Bartow County courthouse stands together to pray during the National Day of Prayer 2014. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index By Diana Chandler WASHINGTON (BP) — Unity across the nation and among …
Esther 2:1-23 Daryel O'Barr, pastor/evangelist I was talking to a friend and we were remembering some of the stupid things we did as teenagers. One of our favorite things to do …
Friends at First Baptist Church in Vidalia appluad Don and Glenda Moye Jan. 6, honoring the couple's more-than-four decades of ministry at the church. During that time, Don served as music and youth …
Are we guilty of trying to make church easy? Is being a Christian even supposed to be easy? Has our culture reduced Christianity to a simple, comfortable, relaxed experience that in no way resembles …
Matt Haley, assistant professor of Music, demonstrates the trumpet during the Homeschool Band interest day held in August 2017. The Homeschool Band is one extracurricular activity provided by …