Baptist Life

By Aaron Earls As churches adjust to ministry in a post-COVID-19 world, LifeWay has developed a collection of resources to help congregations. The new Church Assistance Package from LifeWay is …

MCRAE — The past couple of months have forced pastors to adjust to many changes. One of the more jarring ones is preaching to a screen instead of the familiar faces they’re accustomed to seeing …

DURHAM, NC — Southern Baptists are being invited to join together for a live National Day of Prayer gathering over Facebook at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. J.D. Greear Southern Baptist Convention President …

Bible Studies for Life Matthew 18:21-28, 32-33 Because we live in a fallen world riddled with dysfunctional relationships, forgiveness becomes a non-negotiable – an essential. In …

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — 2020 has been a year like no other. COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has taken lives across the globe and caused untold sickness and suffering. Closed …

The pandemic and religious freedom

As all of you know, these are some very difficult days. While there are a lot of circumstances that trouble us about not being able to get out in public as much as we would like, there are some …

Talk to any social worker, any teacher, any coach and at some point the conversation will come to the impact of COVID-19 on the family. Specifically, they’ll discuss what isn’t being seen. …

NASHVILLE (BP) — Stay-at-home orders around the country due to the COVID-19 global pandemic continue to affect churches and church giving. As a result, all aspects of Southern Baptist life are …

DULUTH — Thursday’s annual National Day of Prayer (NDP) comes at a point like no other in our country, says Marcus Merritt, prayer coordinator for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. “During …

David Self of Washington Baptist Association stands with 700 masks that were recently shipped to Albany. DAVID SELF/Facebook MILLEDGEVILLE — When David Self heard …

Campers for World Changers undertake a painting project in Chattanooga. LIFEWAY/Special By Carol Pipes NASHVILLE, Tenn. — LifeWay Christian Resources announced this week they are canceling World …

Daily Bible Readings for May 1-15

Friday, May 1 Judges 13:1-14:20 John 1:29-51 Psalm 102:1-28 Proverbs 14:15-16 Saturday, May 2 Judges 15:1-16:31 John 2:1-25 Psalm 103:1-22 Proverbs 14:17-19 Sunday, May …

With the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries sesquicentennial anniversary just two years away, they continue to be successfully engaged in “tearing down walls building up …

" extended my years for a reason, and He wanted me to pray for spiritual awakening and to get as many people praying as I could," said Fred Lunsford. BP/Special By Tess Schoonhoven HENDERSONVILLE, …

Governor Brian Kemp’s Shelter-in-Place Order that began on April 3 was due to expire at midnight April 30. He said last Monday that he would be giving further guidance on what mandatory social …

BCM students Bri Pafford, left, and Joseph Park package goodie bags for international students who were unable to leave Georgia Southwestern when the campus shut down in March for COVID-19. BRIAN …

FORT WORTH, Texas —Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary plans to resume on-campus instruction on its Fort Worth campus this fall after thorough preparations have been completed to “make our …

Like other Southern Baptist entities, Southern Seminary has announced changes in budget due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. SBTS/Special From Baptist Press …

Javier Chavez, a vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention and pastor of Amistad Cristiana Internacional in Gainesville, began hosting meetings for Hispanic leaders last year. "We have stopped …

A member of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany is joined by hospital employees as the church joins other congregations in donating meals to Phoebe Putney Hospital in Dougherty County, a COVID-19 …

Participants in a webinar April 23 discuss steps toward churches meeting again in person. DULUTH — A Thursday 10 a.m. webinar will continue a conversation among …

Bible Study for May 3: Encourage

Bible Studies for Life Acts 9:26-28, 11:22-26 Acts 9 & 11 – Lean on Me Approximately 50 years ago in April 1972, a singer/songwriter by the name of Bill Withers …

By Diana Chandler LYNCHBURG, Va. (BP) — In the span of a month, pastor and chart-topping worship leader Charles Billingsley celebrated 26 years of marriage and his wife's birthday, released a new …

Worship teams, like this one at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, will be playing in empty sanctuaries a few more weeks – a bit longer in some places. RSBC/BP By Tess Schoonhoven NASHVILLE …

ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp will be joined by faith leaders from across Georgia this morning for a statewide prayer event that can be viewed live on Facebook. The event, which can be seen on the …

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