"New ideas coming -- it's a new day. Tightened schedule -- No evening sessions," tweets SBC President J.D. Greear as he announces tightening of next year's annual meeting with no evening sessions. …

There are times I try to unplug from the news cycle. I just need a breather, a break to something a little less ... overwhelming. I was a pretty normal kid growing up. Played baseball, went to …

The Jordan siblings – Patricia Jordan Abernathy of Vidalia, Anita Jordan Sparks of Macon, Jean Jordan Kropa of Marietta, and Dr. Tommy Jordan of Gray – reminisce under the Great Oak estimated at …

WEST MONROE, LA — Students of all ages are urged to take their Bibles to school on October 4. Sadie Robertson, an actress who became known to American television viewers on “Duck Dynasty,” is …

Jim Gregory, right, of Mountain Home, Idaho, raises a question about the health of Baptist work in Utah and Idaho during an Executive Committee open forum Sept. 18. Listening from the stage are …

Pete Sharber used his experiences as a lifelong pastor and denominational servant, not to mention from military experience that included two tours in Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm, to mentor …

Pastor Barry Snapp, one of Georgia Baptists’ most effective pastors and dynamic preachers, is the president of this year’s preaching conference and he has planned an exciting and inspirational …

Longtime Georgia pastor Milton Dwelle, 98, of Douglasville, passed away on July 31, surrounded by family at WellStar Douglas Hospital. He was born in Scarborough in 1920 to Eugene Bates and Jennie …

Pictured are: first row, Ben LeVan (CSU professor of human resources), Nathania Lacerda (Brazil), Busola Bamidele-Oseni (Nigeria), Dawson LeVan, Nadezhda Ivanova (Bulgaria), and Stephanie LeVan …

Luke 10:25-37 Daryel O’Barr, Drawng the Net Ministries Woodstock INTENTIONAL LOVE … go out of your way to love others. Intentional adj. 1. Done on purpose; deliberate. …

One week ago, the Executive Committee voted unanimously to approve the recommendation from the Executive Director Search Committee to approve Rev. Thomas Hammond to serve as our new Executive …

Paige Patterson, left, and Fisher Humphreys debated the atonement on Oct. 19, 1987 before 300 students and faculty at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Baptist Message/BP Stemming the Tide of …

Every church needs a definitive mission statement that is clear and motivating. Liberty’s is clearly presented in the foyer of the new church facility on Highway 76. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index[/caption] …

WOODSTOCK — Members at Woodstock First Baptist Church voted overwhelmingly for Jeremy Morton, formerly senior pastor at Cartersville First Baptist, to serve alongside Johnny Hunt as co-pastor. …

I know people my age often pine for the good old days. The good old days are typically defined as a period of time in the past that one thinks was pleasant and better than the present time, a time …

By Kathy Ferguson Litton SARALAND, Ala. (BP) — My worship was radically changed on Sunday morning, July 28, 2002, in Denver, Colo. It had never been more difficult for me to take my usual …

Much of the time when I work with churches or nonprofit organizations they are often emphasizing the wrong problem or problems. Accordingly, I try to help them refocus and realign by emphasizing the …

By David Roach EDITOR'S NOTE: September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. HUSTONVILLE, Ky.  (BP) — Pastor Andrew McGinnis still remembers his "solemn drive" home on …

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Clyde Meador has been named interim president of the International Mission Board, effective Sept. 27. IMB/Special RICHMOND, VA — Former international missionary Clyde Meador will likely soon carry …

1 Peter 4:7-11 Daryel O’Barr, Drawing the Net Ministries Woodstock GRACIOUS HOSPITALITY…ground your service and love in hospitality. The word “hospital” originates from …

Latest forecasts predict Hurricane Florence is drifting south into Georgia; full impact is still unknown. Churches are ready to help where needed. ACCUWEATHER/Special[/caption] MILLEDGEVILLE — …

Wayne Roe, pastor of First Baptist Church in Tifton, presents a portion of the proposed 2019 budget as Georgia Baptist Executive Director J. Robert White looks on. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index UPDATED as of …

ROME  — Shorter University will host Christmas on the Hill: The 2018 President’s Gala on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Winthrop-King Centre. This festive evening of food, fun, and fellowship …

When I was a young pastor the church I served elected a person to serve as the moderator for church business meetings. When a dear, faithful layman by the name of Curtis Finch was elected moderator, …