John Ambra, Mission:Dignity staff member, visits with Girls in Action leaders at Southgate Baptist Church in rural Georgia: (from left) GA leader Tanya Roberson; GAs Mary Johnson, Maylee Roberson and …

Click for larger image. A list of ordained ministers who are not currently serving as pastors and who are certified by a Georgia Baptist church or association and a list of full-time evangelists …

The invitation and acceptance of Vice President Mike Pence to speak at the SBC annual meeting has stirred up discussion among Southern Baptists. Pence is scheduled to deliver his address at the …

DALLAS, TX --- Georgia Baptist Convention president Mike Stone has presented a prayer guide to accompany a gathering tonight at 9:15 p.m. The prayer meeting will be held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, …

Dakota Adair of Hiram and a member of Westridge Church, takes a minute to relax as other team members share Christ with a neighbor in the background. JOE WESTBURY/Index With this story Managing …

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustee chairman Kevin Ueckert, left, addresses trustees at a special called meeting at the Fort Worth, Texas, campus May 22. Yesterday, Ueckert issued a …

Appalachia Mountain Ministry held its first meeting on May 8-9 at Pinnacle Retreat Center in Clayton. FRANK NUCKOLLS/Special CLAYTON — With six months to go until the annual Georgia Baptist …

Earlier tonight Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary released the following statement: During the May 30, 2018, Executive Committee meeting of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary …

DULUTH – Dr. J. Robert White, executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, has announced that Scott Barkley, 44, who has been serving as associate managing editor of The Christian Index …

One of our outstanding Georgia Baptist churches, First Redeemer Church in Cumming , sent survey questions to those candidates who are running for governor, lieutenant governor and state school …

Mac Brunson will be speaking in view of a call as senior pastor this Sunday at Valleydale Church in Birmingham, AL. VALLEYDALE CHURCH/Special BIRMINGHAM, AL — Valleydale Church has announced that …

A native of Peru who holds dual citizenship in the United States, Javier Chavez went to school at Lee University and Wheaton College before being a pastor and church planter in his home country for …

Bill Barker, left in light dress shirt, prays with others over the city of Pittsburgh. The gathering came in anticipation of a missions partnership between Georgia Baptists and the Pennsylvania/South …

Click here to read a statement released this afternoon from Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX.

After winning a GOP congressional primary May 8, former Georgia and North Carolina pastor Mark Harris said he has sought to give “the people of this district a voice.” Screen capture from …

Members of Baptist Communicators Association pray for Senator James Lankford (R-OK), second from right in a suit, during a recent meeting in the nation's capital. JOE WESTBURY/Index This is the first …

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — "In light of recent events," Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's board of trustee chairman has announced the board will hold a special meeting May 22. The …

The sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex will be the focus of evangelism and compassion ministry preceding next month's Crossover event. The area has been divided into 9 districts with various …

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 …

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 …

Associate Managing Editor Scott Barkley's column "Remembering the Jesus Man and His Voice for the Gospel" received a 1st place honor in the Editorial/Opinion category. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index ALEXANDRIA, …

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 …

LOCUST GROVE — On Feb. 8 three law enforcement officers were dispatched to a Locust Grove address to serve a warrant. After a brief conversation with the subject the officers tried to take him into …

Human trafficking occurs at truck stops, on street corners and in luxury hotels throughout the state, with Atlanta being the focus. Members of Georgia Woman's Missionary Union, shown prayer walking a …

Nelson Goddard, left, learns CPR from instructor Sharon Smart as his wife, Laura, looks on. The couple serve as Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in Suches. JOE WESTBURY/Index To paraphrase the classic …