Bethany Walker, who led a group of Georgia Baptists on what was billed as an "Unholy Tour" of Atlanta, explains how human trafficking has grown to become the second-largest criminal enterprise behind …

Kim Massey has been named chief marketing officer at Lifeway. By Carol Pipes NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lifeway Christian Resources announced the appointment of Kim Massey as its new chief …

Flash flooding devastated middle Tennessee over the weekend, leaving at least 22 people dead and hundreds of homes destroyed. (Photos: Scott Brown via The Baptist Paper). The Baptist Paper WAVERLY, …

Mike Griffin, legislative agent for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, encourages church leaders and students to be engaged in the political process. By Roger Alford CLEVELAND, Ga. – A long-time …

By Mike Griffin Georgia Baptists are looking forward to having Dr. Gregory Love back in Georgia for two very timely, free workshops on protecting children in our churches from sexual abuse. Because …

Students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered for a chapel service commemorating the 75th anniversary of Truett McConnell University. By Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. – Anyone looking …

Matt Versluis, left, and Curtis Rowe, members of First Baptist Church in Lyons, Ga., get together the day before their surgeries. By Roger Alford LYONS, Ga. – Doctors have successfully completed …

Paul Baxter By Paul Baxter The idea of God “punishing the children for the fathers’ iniquity to the third and fourth generations ” seems utterly unfair and certainly unchristian, but we find …

Paul Baxter By Paul Baxter The above question arises out of the apparent conflicts and contradictions between the Jewish Old Testament and the Christian New Testament.  As Christians who accept …

DULUTH, Ga. – A group of incoming college freshmen from across Georgia are recipients of the Student Achievement Award scholarships that go to the state’s top scholars. Brianna Hollis Bethany …

By Tom Strode NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Southern Baptists and other pro-life advocates praised an unprecedented federal appeals court decision earlier this week that upheld a Texas ban of a particularly …

Jane Dekle checks Bryan Creasy's blood pressure at First Baptist Statesboro. Nurse Jane Dekle poses with the van she uses to do wellness checks for homebound members of First Baptist Church in …

Georgia Pastor Griffin Gulledge and his wife Rachel brought their daughter Rosemary home earlier this month. Rosemary was born 10 weeks early and weighed 2 pounds 12 ounces. By Timothy Cockes …

Toombs County assistant football coach Matt VerSluis, left, is giving a kidney to Curtis Rowe, right, a fellow church member he met earlier this year. By Roger Alford LYONS, Ga. – Matt VerSluis has …

Crews from the Southern Baptist Convention's Send Relief will be helping in Haiti where a 7.2 earthquake on Sunday left more than 2,000 people dead. By Scott Barkley NASHVILLE (BP) – A massive …

ABOVE, Neil Spradley, left, and Terry Niblett load a cooler filled with meals onto a Dodge County Baptist Association van in Eastman, Ga. RIGHT, Neil Spradley delivers a meal to Robert Smith. By …

Buck Burch, left, a former missionary to Russia, talks with Peter Mitskevich, the leader of the Russian Baptist Union. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – Russian believers are concerned about the …

Debby Akerman, president of the Baptist Nursing Fellowship, conducts a continuing education class at the Alaska WMU meeting in 2019. Photo from Baptist Nursing Fellowship. By Scott Barkley MYRTLE …

Buck Burch By Buck Burch It’s always great to go on a mission trip! But it’s also great to celebrate another team’s trip. We can pray for them as they prepare. We can pray alongside them as …

NASHVILLE – Churchgoers are pleased with the way their pastors navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, a Lifeway poll earlier this year found that churchgoers are overwhelmingly proud of the way …

Stephen and Alex Kendrick talk about their latest movie, Show Me the Father, during the Georgia Baptist Mission Board's SPARK conference on Thursday. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – The Georgia …

By Roger AlfordDULUTH, Ga. – Too often, God’s people are taking sides in political and cultural divisions, weakening their ability to lead people to the kingdom of heaven, a pastor and nationally …

Members of Clarkston International Bible Church volunteered in April at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic in this file photo.By Roger AlfordDULUTH, Ga. – Just as church life was returning to …

Alex and Stephen Kendrick will be among a strong lineup of speakers at the SPARK conference that premieres on Thursday. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – The Georgia brothers who showed the world …

Tony Evans will be one of of the keynote preachers at this year’s SPARK conference sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – More than 1,400 people have signed …