RUTLEDGE, Ga. — There was a time when Steven Blanton said, “If I died in Vietnam, I know I would go straight to hell.”

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Send Network’s One Day event in Warner Robins brought more than a hundred pastors, planters, and lay leaders to Second Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 28, for encouragement to multiply churches across middle and south Georgia.

TOCCOA, Ga. — Ebenezer Baptist Church of Toccoa has broken ground on a Community Impact Center that it hopes will help the community for years to come. “Ebenezer loves Toccoa, but more importantly, God loves Toccoa and loves the people of Toccoa. This is our gift to Toccoa,” said Ebenezer Missions Pastor Randy Williams.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Chris Renfro, lead pastor of Hope Church Union Hill in Alpharetta, will nominate GBC president Steve Browning for a second term at the annual meeting scheduled for Nov. 9-11 at First Baptist Atlanta. Renfro described Browning as a faithful pastor who leads First Baptist Church Alpharetta “with excellence.”

McDONOUGH, Ga. — Trea Brinson, lead pastor of Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, will be nominated to serve as vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention at the annual meeting scheduled for Nov. 9-11 at First Baptist Atlanta.

THOMASVILLE, Ga. — Paul Ballard, pastor of Thomasville First Baptist Church, will be nominated for first vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention, and the pastor nominating him says Ballard brings both a missionary heartbeat and a proven record of revitalization.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — James Oney, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in north Fayetteville, will be nominated for vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention when messengers gather next week in Atlanta, according to Griffin Gulledge, senior pastor of First Baptist Fayetteville.

RUTLEDGE, Ga. — Located in western Morgan County is the city of Rutledge, population 871. Wayne Ghann, pastor of the Rutledge Baptist Church, says his church is in a “small rural town where our red light is a stop sign in a trash can sitting in the middle of the square.” He has served his church as a bi-vocational pastor for the past 32 years.

More than two hundred Georgians affiliated with Jubal Ministries recently traveled to Cuba in October to share the gospel through music and the spoken word in partnership with Global Missions Project. Though their goal was to help change Cuban lives through the power of the gospel, something unexpected happened along the way.

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — The Go Tell America Southwest Mississippi Crusade concluded Oct. 22 after four powerful nights of worship and gospel messages. Held at Brookhaven High School, the event ran from Oct. 19-22, drawing thousands from across the region.

CARY, N.C. — As Hurricane Melissa leaves behind a trail of devastation across the Caribbean, N.C. Baptists on Mission is mobilizing volunteers to assist with disaster relief and recovery efforts in Cuba and possibly Jamaica, where the Category 5 storm caused widespread destruction earlier this week.

As Baptist Collegiate Ministries marks its 100th year in Georgia, its impact is evident in the number of lives changed by its presence on the campuses of Georgia colleges and universities. It is a ministry whose value has been multiplied many times over by those who have made decisions for Christ, have been discipled in their faith, rededications of faith, calls to vocational ministry, and the untold thousands who have responded to the gospel presented by revival and mission teams.

SUWANEE, Ga. — The Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in Georgia hosted its statewide revival on Oct. 3-5, 2025, under the theme “Restart! – Renewed in Grace, Renewed in Spirit, Renewed in Revival.”

BUFORD, Ga. — Buzzers and beeps. Flashing lights. Bells and whistles. Along with shouted encouragement and peals of laughter, these were the sights and sounds of ministry taking place at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s ReCharge Couples Retreat at Lake Lanier’s Legacy Lodge on Oct. 2–4.

BUFORD, Ga. — Buzzers and beeps. Flashing lights. Bells and whistles. Along with shouted encouragement and peals of laughter, these were the sights and sounds of ministry taking place at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s ReCharge Couples Retreat at Lake Lanier’s Legacy Lodge on Oct. 2–4.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Life in rural America has its charms and challenges. Those who pastor in small towns across the United States recognize the trials inherent to those areas but believe God is working in their congregations and communities.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Chattahoochee Baptist Association may be 200 years old, but it is far from old in its approach to reaching northeast Georgia for Christ.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — As Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief (GBDR) wrapped 2025 with eight well-attended trainings, multiple out-of-state deployments, and continued service at home, the ministry is looking forward to new service opportunities and a full training schedule in 2026.

DONALSONVILLE, Ga. — There were already indications the Spirit was moving at Lake Seminole Baptist Church in Donalsonville prior to the church's revival week Sept. 14-17. The 30-year-old church averages 50 to 60 attendees each week. Since August, there have been 14 baptisms and 12 salvations.  Pastor Rusty Bradley reported that 83 people attended on a recent Sunday morning.

JONESBORO, Ga. — First Baptist Church of Jonesboro has built a legacy of following God to the ends of the earth, and in September, they celebrated 200 years of making disciples, investing in others, and impacting nations. 

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University has begun a national search for its next president, marking a new chapter for the institution as it continues its mission to provide Christ-centered higher education rooted in a biblical worldview.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — A new national survey shows that biblical clarity about family and the sanctity of life is fading, even among regular churchgoers.

WAYNESBORO, Ga. — Pastor Mike Flowers is now in his fifth year at Rosemont Baptist Church in Waynesboro after almost two decades as director of Camp Kaleo. In serving as the director of the camp in Forsyth, he saw thousands of children and youth come to a saving faith in Christ because of his passion to be a Great Commission Christian.

When the members of the Georgia Baptist Jubal Ministries arrive in Cuba on Thursday, Oct. 16, they will be building on a spiritual legacy nearly a century and a half in the making.

ALBANY, Ga. — What do homemade gingerbread cookies, sparkly pens, and pearls have in common? They were all gifts that were given at Sherwood Baptist Church's Cultivate conference for women on Sept. 19 and 20 in Albany.