Members of the Georgia Baptist Executive Committee hear about Mission Board staff reductions at a meeting in Snellville on Tuesday. By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index DULUTH, Ga. –  A prolonged …

Georgia Baptist Convention 2nd Vice President Matt Brady challenges members of the Executive Committee to stand on truth. By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index SNELLVILLE, Ga. – Church leaders must …

Hector Cabrera, left, a Cuban missionary serving in Uganda, uses sports as a way to share the gospel with refugees. By Baptist Press While political unrest persists in Cuba, missionary …

By David Jeremiah EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) – Caitlin McNeil, a 21-year-old Scottish singer, and her friends couldn’t agree about the color of a dress they saw on the Internet. Some in their group …

Ninety-nine new believers were baptized at First Baptist Church of Woodstock on Sunday, including this smiling child who was immersed by Jason Graves, a global missions pastor. …

Truett McConnell University received high rankings in three areas looked at by U.S. News & World Report. By Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. -- Truett McConnell University has once …

Suzanne and Rachel Guy pose outside a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Marietta, Ga. The Guys offer gifts, like this one from Embrace Grace, to women considering abortions in hopes of sparking …

By Brandon Porter and Jonathan Howe ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) – A task force appointed by Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has selected Guidepost Solutions to oversee a third-party review …

Bridge named in honor of Georgian killed in Afghanistan. By Charles Jones The nation was transfixed by the images repeatedly flashed across the screens. It was a blow beyond our collective …

Helen Durden and her later husband Josh Durden of Dublin , Ga., are shown in this file photo from November 2001 cleaning dust from books in an apartment across the street from ground zero. By ROGER …

Friends who planned a getaway to New York to watch a Yankees' game found themselves in the midst of a tragic saga.By Margaret Colson Although it has been 20 years, memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, …

IMB's long-term missionaries serving in countries around the world will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. By Julie McGowan RICHMOND, Virginia—Desiring to …

First Baptist Church, Laplace, La., pastor Shane Newton explains the aftermath of Hurricane Ida to Send Relief president, Bryant Wright (blue shirt); Southern Baptist Convention president, Ed Litton …

Georgia Baptist Convention President Kevin Williams discusses the role missions have played in the growth of First Baptist Church Villa Rica. By Buck Burch Churches are ready to get back to going. …

By Ronnie FloydOn Saturday, September 11, 2021, America will observe the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. On this day, it seemed the world stopped as all eyes and hearts observed the horrific events that …

Bobby Passmore, a member of Union Baptist Church in Griffin, Ga., and Michael McGee, a member of Victory Baptist Church in Cedartown, Ga., survey what's left of an 85-foot pine that fell on a home in …

David Self served 22 years as associational missionary in the Washington Baptist Association. By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Tributes are continuing to pour in for David …

ROME, Ga. – Shorter University assistant basketball coach Ryan Dupree has died from COVID-related pneumonia, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. Shorter spokeswoman Dawn Tolbert confirmed the …

By Mike Griffin Plain and simple: Public accommodation and anti-discrimination laws that protect sexual orientation or gender identity can end up being a form of religious censorship, discrimination …

Trudy and Nelson Price with hands over their hearts pledge allegiance to the American flag at a reception where he was honored. By J. Gerald Harris SMYRNA -- Nelson Price, pastor …

Nancy Hubbard of Fayetteville, Ga., right, chats with Arzo Grayson Jr. whose home was damaged by a tree toppled by Hurricane Ida in Kentwood, La. Nancy Hubbard, 82, carries away limbs cut from a …

Crews work to remove a massive tree from a home in Kentwood, La. Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers work to remove a tree topped by Hurricane Ida from a home in Kentwood, La. By ROGER ALFORD …

Every year in September, Georgia’s 1.4 million Southern Baptists have an opportunity to give to Mission Georgia , an initiative that is having a tremendous impact right here at home. Simply put, …

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 …

By Jason Dees As pastors, we need to continually ask what is shaping our preaching, and sadly as I have listened to sermons and talked to pastors and parishioners, I am convinced that much of …