Men gather at the Omni Hotel in Dallas on Monday night to pray for the Southern Baptist Convention. GERALD HARRIS/Index There is nothing like an old fashioned, fervent, focused and faith-filled …

DALLAS, TX --- Georgia Baptist Convention president Mike Stone has presented a prayer guide to accompany a gathering tonight at 9:15 p.m. The prayer meeting will be held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, …

Emmanuel Baptist Church pastor Mike Stone -- bottom, center -- stands with fellow SBC Executive Committee officers voted into service by Executive Committee members June 11. Joining Stone, who was …

James Merritt spoke to the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference last night in Dallas, TX. This is a file photo from 2016. BAPTIST PRESS/Special DALLAS, TX – James Merritt, Pastor of Cross Pointe in …

California pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie addressed a crowd stretching into the upper levels of AT&T Stadium Sunday night, June 10. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index[/caption] ARLINGTON, TX --- Evangelist …

John Yarbrough, TMU director of alumni affairs and public policy Deuteronomy 5:32-33; Galatians 3:10-25 God is holy, He is perfect, and no matter how hard we try and how good we are we …

Dakota Adair of Hiram and a member of Westridge Church, takes a minute to relax as other team members share Christ with a neighbor in the background. JOE WESTBURY/Index With this story Managing …

Teenagers can be a very confusing group. As a teenager, I can say that. Sure, we're awkward and strange. But, we are also the most misunderstood batch of individuals you'll …

Recent graduates of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's Church Leadership Certificate program, operated out of the NOBTS North Georgia Hub, stand with seminary leadership. Front row, left to …

Tom Duvall, legal counsel for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, has served the state convention and Georgia Baptist churches and pastors for more than 30 years. GERALD HARRIS/Index DULUTH — Thomas …

FORT WORTH — In a letter to media outlets, former Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson gave notice that he will opt out of presenting the upcoming annual meeting's keynote address as he …

David Williams, left, pastor of Iron City Baptist Church near Bainbridge, and Deani Gaskins, center, a Southwestern Seminary student from North Carolina, share their faith at the Arts Apartments in …

Years ago when I was a pastor I got a late night call to the local hospital. One of my church members had been in a terrible accident. He had serious injuries and had lost a considerable amount of …

While not perfect, Spurgeon was a “good gift,” to the Christianity of his day, and especially at the New Park Street Chapel where they were in such desperate need of spiritual resuscitation. After losing over 1,000,000 Southern Baptists in less than 10 years, we are in need of such resuscitation today.

In Genesis 3 we find Satan slithering into the garden to defy God and deceive man. Satan’s desire was to get Eve – and ultimately, Adam – to reject God’s truth. He tempted them to question …

The Gettysburg Address only lasted a little over two minutes. I won’t claim to be as efficient with my words as Abraham Lincoln, but if you’ll promise to listen closely, then I’ll promise not …

I’ve received numerous messages, emails, and texts in the days since the announcement that I would become the next editor of The Christian Index. For all of those I’m extremely humbled. Since …

Pleasant Grove's Men's quartet – Loy Jarrett, Dan Rosser, Minister of Music Doug Lee, and Charles Moody sang "Going Home" at the anniversary celebration. GERALD HARRIS/Index[/caption] ELLIJAY — …

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Louisville, KY. SBTS/Special LOUISVILLE, KY — Eleven students with ties to Georgia were graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological …

Summer camp is in season and campers are off to a rollicking time, such as these girls at Camp Pinnacle. WMU/Special School is out and summer is here and that means children and youth are heading to …

Ray Singleton is currently on his second River Run across Georgia to raise money for missions. One of those groups is Bold Mission Builders, a group out of Stone Mountain Baptist Association with …

NOTE: Originally published on June 4, this updated version reflects information since provided by Shelby Sharpe, legal counsel for Paige Patterson. All of us have been besieged by the floodtide …

On June 5 the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Colorado baker Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop, regarding his refusal to provide a cake for a gay wedding. WIKIPEDIA COMMON/Jeffrey …

Before SendMeNow summer missionaries go into the field, they spend several weeks preparing their hearts to serve the Lord in whatever capacity they can. One of the most vital times of …

In the beginning man fellowshipped with God, food was readily available, the garden was beautiful, pain was unknown, and life was good. What happened? Through a simple observation …