ROME — A film produced by two Shorter University professors about Cedartown pastor Jason Slaughter documents the story of Community Share Ministries. “Making a Difference” won the GB Lindsey …

Technology brought evangelistic training and the Gospel to many countries throughout the world. GETTY/Special ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) — Evangelist Sammy Tippit, …

Bible Studies for Life 1 Peter 2:4-15 Have you ever felt ashamed for something that you had earlier said or done? I have. A sense of shame can be positive or negative. …

Yesterday, in a new executive order, Governor Brian Kemp made significant changes to the emergency order allowing Georgia to further reopen. The three changes that would have the greatest impact on …

Western Heights Baptist in LaGrange has announced the retirement of Steve Vickery after 29 years of ministry at the church. During his ministry with Western Heights, Vickery served in …

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has called for a federal civil rights investigation of states that have continued during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to place strict limitations on religious …

DULUTH — A move to fully online won’t be the only change for Go Georgia, the annual church leadership training event sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. “We are very …

Fighting racial injustice and shepherding Southern Baptists through the upcoming presidential election were among topics addressed during a Baptist 21 panel discussion Tuesday, June 9. Screen capture …

Michigan WMU Executive Director Sue Hodnett (standing, right) observes a pilot session for a creative “Mission Friends with Mom” ministry program. WMU/Special By Trennis Henderson SHELBY …

Javier Chavez, pastor of Amistad Cristiana in Gainesville, baptizes a young girl in May of 2019 in Lake Lanier near Flowery Branch. The joint baptism service with two other churches was so heavily …

Chris and Sara are two of the International Mission Board missionaries who were commissioned recently to take the Gospel throughout the world. The couple, sent out of Madison Valley Baptist Church in …

Promoting diversity, unity, missions, and sex abuse prevention are goals the Southern Baptist Convention must continue pursuing to put the "Gospel Above All," SBC President J.D. Greear said in his …

It has become a common theme at Church Answers. We are hearing from pastors and other church leaders about members who have divergent opinions on the timing for regathering the in-person …

STATESBORO — Vacation Bible School has always been a key ministry for churches not only during the summer, but for the whole year. As the coronavirus pandemic has made in-person children's ministry …

Bible Studies for Life 1 Peter 1:13-25 Dolly Madison, wife of the fourth president of the United States, was one of the most popular women in American history. Wherever she went, she …

DULUTH — A metro Atlanta church experiencing an abundance in giving since the beginning of the year is sharing $10,000 among four congregations. The church is located in Noonday …

I couldn’t be more proud of Teresa Royall, our Baptist campus minister at Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. She ministers in the midst of one of our most culturally-diverse BCMs and …

Southern Baptist Convention messengers gather in Birmingham last year. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index Georgia has largest numerical increase in baptisms, SBC EC President Floyd calls for rethinking ACP process …

NASHVILLE (BP) – Gifts to the national Cooperative Program Allocation Budget for May 2020 were below budget by more than $1.5 million as the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to impact churches …

DULUTH – On June 5, 2020, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board released a statement regarding racial injustice in the nation, but also focused on Georgia. The statement was originally posted on the …

Part of the Send Me Now team assigned to the Mission Centers of Houston. CLARISSA MORRISON/Special Amidst uncertainty and changes as a result of COVID-19, the first Send Me Now missionaries of the …

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Thirty years ago this summer, a group of 137 youth and adults spent a week in Appalachian coal country doing construction work on nine homes and sharing the Gospel in the …

Henry Ward Beecher was a renowned preacher, author, social reformer, and anti-slavery activist who lived in the 19th century. Beecher’s fiery, confident personality was displayed early in life when …

The Georgia Baptist Mission Board has made the difficult decision to cancel its summer camps in July. Leadership of the mission board cited the ongoing concerns with the novel coronavirus as well as …

HOUSTON (BP) -- Listening to the discussion surrounding the reopening of churches after the COVID-19 shutdown, Steve Bezner could see much of it revolved around a dichotomy of faith versus fear. As …