National

June 17 2020

In historic election, SBC Executive Committee elects first African American chair

Baptist Press Feature, Multicultural, National, SBC election, leadership, race, SBC Executive Committee

“We praise God together and let’s pray together and let’s stay together.”

June 12 2020

Go Georgia becomes Spark, to be national training event

Scott Barkley Feature, GBMB Restructuring, National, The Church Today GO GEORGIA, Spark Conference, training

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 excited about the new name of the event,” said Scott Sullivan, director of the conference and Discipleship catalyst of the GBMB Church Strengthening team. […]

June 8 2020

Ministering in the midst of protests

Joe Graham Feature, National, Student Life collegiate ministry, race relations

“This is heavy topic, but it is extremely real and affects a lot of our own.”

June 5 2020

Economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic slows Cooperative Program giving

Baptist Press Current Stories, National, SBC Cooperative Program

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 financially. The $14,802,344.02 given through the Cooperative Program was 16.08 percent less than the same month last year. Nearly every church across the Southern […]