By Diana Chandler Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, right, stands with Chick-fil-A Foundation head Rodney Bullard, promoting Bullard’s 2018 book "Heroes Wanted." FACEBOOK/Special COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. …

Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear addresses the SBC Executive Committee last fall in this file photo. In tonight's SBC Executive Committee gathering, Greear spoke on the recent …

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumnus Adam W. Greenway, dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry at Southern Baptist Theological …

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — International Mission Board trustees appointed 19 new missionaries for service around the globe during their Feb. 6-7 meeting in Richmond, Va. Natalie Samford*, a Georgia …

By Art Toalston Southern Baptist Convention leaders responded this weekend to a report by The Houston Chronicle documenting sexual abuse by SBC ministers and volunteers stretching back to 1998. …

By Mike Ebert WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (BP) – North American Mission Board (NAMB) trustees meeting in South Florida this week saw first-hand the impact a sending church can have on its community. They …

TRUSTEES: Rainer gives final presidential address NASHVILLE (BP) — LifeWay Christian Resources trustees gathered for their first meeting of 2019 with their sights set on a season of transition and …

By Holly Taylor DALLAS (BP) — GuideStone Financial Resources has released its 2019 Ministers' Tax Guide for 2018 Returns, available now for GuideStone participants. BAPTIST PRESS The tax guide …

February is Black History Month By Tobin Perry MESQUITE, Texas (BP) —  Terry Turner understands the value of knowing African American history by having seen the importance of discovering his own …

By Tom Strode ALBANY, N.Y. (BP) – New York may have re-established itself as America's leading abortion state by enacting a law that critics say goes beyond even the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe …

LifeWay to reduce 'brick-and-mortar channel' NASHVILLE (BP) — In light of "an accelerated rate of erosion" at "brick-and-mortar" stores, LifeWay Christian Resources President Thom Rainer has …

SOCIAL CIRCLE — With just around 35 regular members, Berean Baptist Church in Social Circle looks pretty ordinary. But this church has an extraordinary passion for missions – locally, globally, …

By David Roach Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous, “I Have a Dream,” speech during the Aug. 28, 1963, march on …

Mo. church plant transforming lives KANSAS CITY, Mo. (The Pathway) – Nearly one year ago, 12 people met in Jernigan Schwent's northern Kansas City living room to discuss God's vision for a new …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP)– As churches become aware of potential safety issues, more are signing up for background check services through LifeWay Christian Resources' OneSource program. "The …

'Lord protected us,' Baptist pastor says of gunman VIDOR, Texas (BP) – "The Lord protected us," a Texas pastor proclaimed after police arrested a masked gunman more than 250 miles away who cited …

By Diana Chandler NEW YORK (BP) — People who don't believe they're either male or female can now choose a third gender in New York City and California, joining six other states and Washington, …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) – Most Americans want more religious meaning to the Christmas season, and for some that includes the seasonal greetings we say to each other. A new study from …

Ky. Baptists cut ties with dually aligned churches PIKEVILLE, Ky. (BP) – The Kentucky Baptist Convention will cut ties with a small group of churches that remain dually aligned with a missions …

By David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) – Partnership with the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) was a recurring theme at Baptist state convention annual meetings this fall. …

By David Roach HOUSTON (BP) – President George H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30 at age 94, is being remembered by Southern Baptists who knew him as a "warm," "cordial" man who "felt right at home with …

Islamist terrorist ambush kills 7 Christians CAIRO (MS) – Seven Coptic Christians, including six from the same family, were ambushed and killed Nov. 2 in an attack on their bus by Islamist …

2019 SBC Annual Meeting theme announced by Greear BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – The supremacy of the gospel will motivate Southern Baptist Convention President J. D. Greear as he leads Baptists to …

Following the news of Amazon choosing two of three states that have religious liberty laws on the books for its next expansion, religious liberty advocates challenged the argument on such legislation …

'Looking up': 1 year after Sutherland Springs attack Since the shooting, First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, has been meeting in a temporary building until a permanent worship center …