Baby cardiogram GETTY IMAGES ATLANTA — The Living Infants Fairness & Equality (LIFE) Act, which recognizes life as beginning at conception and prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat has been …

DULUTH — Georgia Baptist Mission Board Executive Director W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., has announced four more listening sessions to gather feedback by pastors. Three of those sessions will be held at …

By Keith Shorter Nearly every time I go to Chick-fil-A, it makes me want to be a better pastor. Keith Shorter As I enjoy my chicken sandwich, I'm always impressed by something. The way they conduct …

NASHVILLE (BP) — As U.S. lawmakers continue to debate the best approach to illegal immigration, most Protestant pastors say the solution should be multifaceted, according to a study released Feb. …

Eccl. 1 Gregg Potts, lay minister Emerson What is the meaning of life?  That’s a question man has asked through the ages. The question is often phrased this …

Lead Pastor John Hull sits behind the binder containing all of Eastside Baptist Church's safety protocols. Since spring 2016, Hull estimates the church has put up to $400,000 towards various …

NASHVILLE (BP) —  Preventing and responding to sexual abuse was a major focus during meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Feb. 18-19 in Nashville. Among the EC's …

In my years of studying spiritual warfare, I’ve spent a lot of time talking with pastors about their own battles. Often, those battles are connected to lies the enemy proclaims loudly – and we …

By Brandon Elrod MIAMI — Full of color, life, beauty and disparity, Miami is a city where “you can lose yourself and find yourself all at the same time,” said church planting missionary Muche …

 By Elizabeth Smith ROME — During the Summer of 2018, Shorter University student Cally Glass had the opportunity to meet people from around the world and experience a multitude of cultures – …

I was having a conversation with another pastor once and we began discussing Jon Gordon's book "The Energy Bus." That got me thinking on how we view leadership. Have you ever been …

Every once in a while, moments arrive that have a different feeling. Often it’s difficult to go back and see when things could go in one direction or the other for an individual and organization. …

For a podcast produced by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board on this topic, click here . Institute the Two-Adult Rule:  There must always be at least two adults in the room, in …

By David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) — The search committee seeking the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has "identified God's candidate for such a time as this" and …

By Thom Rainer The recent  articles from the  Houston Chronicle  about sex abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are convicting to me. What can I and others do better to prevent such …

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. …

The cast of “Into the Woods” works out their choreography for one of the final songs during rehearsal for this year’s BCM at UGA Dinner Theatre production. “Into the Woods” is just the …

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 …

MOUNT VERNON – Nearly 300 guests gathered at First Baptist Church of Lyons on Feb. 5 for Brewton-Parker’s second annual Warren C. Crawley, Sr. Gala. Celebrating African-American History …

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 …

FRIENDSHIP, Tenn. (BP) — I had just walked into my house. The tree cutters were splitting the last of the limbs from the hundred-year-old hickory tree which had to be taken down due to a virus. …

The accumulation of great knowledge does not necessarily make a great person. The key to a purposeful and fruitful life is in knowing God, because in Him “are hidden all the treasures of …

1 John 2:18-29 Gregg Potts, lay minister Emerson Back in the early nineties, I was pastor of a church in Mississippi. One day while making some prospect visits, I met a lady who was a …

This commentary's original title was "50 years after: Bill Wallace and the meaning of heroism" and was produced by Baptist Press on Feb. 22, 2001. By Erich Bridges Southern Baptist missionary surgeon …

Ken Cloud responds to being named Associational Missionary of the Year after being presented the honor by Georgia Baptist Executive Director Thomas Hammond, right. Cloud's leadership and efforts in …