This history of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board was updated during White's 26-year tenure. The updated 718-page tome covers the three administrations, including that of White, over the past 45 …

By Mike Dorough I was a University of Georgia senior, majoring in Political Science, living my dream of serving as a Governor’s Intern during the 1986 Georgia General Assembly. Joe Frank Harris was …

James Robinson Graves blew into the South like a blackberry winter blizzard rolling down the Appalachian Trail. His indomitable spirit and potent pen, mixed with bold and brash persuasive skills, …

By Mike Ebert SAN ANTONIO — First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs, the Southern Baptist congregation whose members were targeted by a gunman last November in what became one of the worst …

NASHVILLE (BP) – Frank S. Page has resigned as president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, effective today (March 27) over what is described as …

Luke 24 Daryel O'Barr, pastor/evangelist The Rolling Stone are noted for songs like "I Can’t Get No Satisfaction." As a teenage boy of 17, neither could I until I met Jesus Christ as my …

J. Robert White grins as he announces, three years ago this month, that the debt on the Missions and Ministry Center is paid in full. It is one of the highlights in his 26 years at the helm of the …

Please click here for an update on this story. NASHVILLE — Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Frank Page announced his upcoming retirement to Executive Committee members and …

Bob Richardson and his wife, Robbin, stand with their children, Bailey and Ella. BOB RICHARDSON/Special Pastor Bob Richardson is from southern Illinois, but enjoys grits and knows how to swat gnats …

I love Easter and all that it means to believers around the world. In the northern hemisphere Easter is the time when winter with all of its cold and darkness is awakened with color and life. In …

FORT GAINES — Ken Cloud, associational missionary for the Bowen Baptist Association, has been accused of snake handling as a form of worship. I got a text message from Regional State Missionary …

Thom Rainer By Thom Rainer “I resign from the church in my mind about ten times a year. Every time it has been on a Monday.” It’s a direct quote from a pastor at the  Church Answers ’ …

Charles Speight was born in Unadilla on April 2, 1922. He seems much younger than the 96th birthday he is about to celebrate. I asked him the secret to longevity, to which he replied, “Not …

Former Georgia Governor Zell Miller passed away on Friday, March 23 at age 86 following a battle with Parkinson’s disease. It sounds strange in the current political climate, but Miller was an …

The Senate Judiciary Committee votes to pass their version of the Hidden Predator Act. MIKE GRIFFIN/Special For over a month the Georgia Senate has had control of the progress of the Hidden Predator …

At the 1918 SBC annual meeting, the convention's Constitution was amended to permit women to serve as messengers for the first time since 1885. SBHLA/Special By David Roach EDITOR'S NOTE: March is …

With the exception of David and Goliath, battles are never won by an army of one. That’s why Georgia Baptist Mission Board Executive Director J. Robert White is calling on ministry leaders …

Are Christians going to be judged by God, and if so why? In I Corinthians 5:1-10 the Apostle Paul writes about “our future after death” when “we must all appear before the tribunal of …

Georgia Baptist Convention President Mike Stone, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Blackshear, announces that the following persons will serve on the 2018 Committee on Nominations: (Chairman) John Darsey, …

WASHINGTON — On March 20 Dr. Michael Lewis, pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta , opened the U.S. House of Representatives in prayer. The invitation for Lewis to pray was extended …

While pastors hold a view that diversity in churches must be worked toward, that perspective isn't matched by those in the pews, according to a recent LifeWay Research study. GETTY IMAGES By Bob …

DULUTH — Georgia Baptist churches looking to protect their religious liberty while navigating murky cultural waters have an opportunity to do so at a discount.   Through a new …

(Whoever made this meme, thank you. I'd give credit if I knew who you were.) Jacksonville State University means a lot to me. For most of the 90s, it was my home. In my current circle of friends and …

1. We must not be ashamed of the Gospel. No matter when, no matter where, it seems that Billy Graham was always quick to speak about the hope we have in Jesus. Graham not only stood in …

College can be stressful, but faith-based groups like BCM take the edge off of a hard week and build fellowship. The BCM at Georgia College and State University/Georgia Military College in …