Click here to read a statement released this afternoon from Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX.

Summer’s coming. You can tell by the Facebook posts from parents requesting info on summer camps, Vacation Bible Schools, and other various options to keep their kids busy. Along with plugging …

Taking an early look at the new digital cadaver at Truett McConnell University are Robert S. Bowen, center, dean; and others at the Cleveland university's Pilgram Marpeck School of Science, …

John and Shirley Harris I have never claimed to be very smart. In fact, I don’t even know how I got this job as editor of The Christian Index. However, like the guy on the Farmers Insurance …

After winning a GOP congressional primary May 8, former Georgia and North Carolina pastor Mark Harris said he has sought to give “the people of this district a voice.” Screen capture from …

Georgia Baptist Mission Board Executive Director J. Robert White, left, talks with state missioanry Maria Brannan about the Kids in the Word Summer Challenge. DULUTH — As a children's ministry …

Bill Hughes After 27 years as Minister of Youth, College, and Singles, Bill Hughes resigned First Baptist Tifton on April 8 to take a position working with youth camps and missions at Global Youth …

Oklahoma Baptist Sen. James Lankford has served in Washington, DC since 2015. His current term expires in 2023. JOE WESTBURY/Index This is the second of a two-part story on Senator James Lankford …

My point in this blog is not to argue the “rightness” or the “wrongness” of these statements. Instead, it’s just to show some things I’ve heard young pastors say that led to difficulties …

John Yarbrough, director of Alumni Affairs and Public Policy Truett McConnell University The manner in which we stand can be as important as the reason we need to stand. We can do the right …

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has initiated a Conservative Renaissance in seminaries around the world. In 1991 the Southern Baptist Convention decided to withdraw …

John Marty and Scott Dibble, Democratic state senators from Minnesota, are opposed to a bill asking schools to display posters with the words “In God We Trust.” Marty took the matter a step …

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, TX will host the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 12-13. BP/Special DALLAS — With a theme of “Testify! Go. Stand. Speak.” the …

Estefan Sarabia (center), a member of Tierra Fertil Christian Church in Yuma, Ariz., leads two youth in prayer during the 2017 National Hispanic Fellowship meeting in Phoenix. ADAM COVINGTON/BP …

By SBC seminary staff Alumni and friends of Southern Baptists' six seminaries will gather Wednesday, June 13, in Dallas to hear updates from the campuses and renew friendships with classmates …

One of our great Georgia Baptist treasures is the Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes and Family Ministries . I am very thankful for the leadership of Dr. Kenneth Thompson who serves as the president …

Members of Baptist Communicators Association pray for Senator James Lankford (R-OK), second from right in a suit, during a recent meeting in the nation's capital. JOE WESTBURY/Index This is the first …

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — "In light of recent events," Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's board of trustee chairman has announced the board will hold a special meeting May 22. The …

My daughters and son decided to watch their brother's baseball game, which ended around 9:30 p.m., from on top of our van while I was in the stands. Yes, normally they would have been home but …

David Franklin, director for Bartow Baptist Association and Georgia coordinator for the National Day of Prayer, called upon those at the prayer gathering at the State Capitol to stretch their hands …

By Nathan Lorick ENGLEWOOD, CO (BP) — It's a great day to be a Southern Baptist! We are the largest Protestant denomination in America on mission to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. We …

Above: Pastor Mercer, affectionately known as Brother Q, meets with children during the Children’s Sermon at Homecoming 2018. RACHAEL J. MERCER/Special PORT WENTWORTH — On Sunday, April 22, the …

The B.H. Carroll Memorial Building greets those entering the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. BP/Special By David Roach FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — Amid ongoing discussion of …

I have known Dr. Paige Patterson for over three decades. He is a lightning rod for controversy. His Irish blood mingled with his genetic inclination for practical jokes, his staunch stance on truth, …

“If God foreknew what was going to happen why didn’t He forego this world and create a new heaven and a new earth in the beginning?” While Ed Sullivan used to talk about having “a really …