Sheldon Younes, left, and Pastor Chris Parkin stand in the yard of a North Georgia resident who needed help after a tree fell in her yard. AUBURN FIRST BAPTIST/Special AUBURN – The Little Engine …

Danielle and David Flannery pray, surrounded by supporters, as they celebrate their appointment as Southern Baptist missionaries on Sept. 13 in Ridgecrest, NC. The Flannerys are sent by Mountain View …

In this file photo from shortly before he was elected IMB president in August 2014, David Platt interacts with schoolchildren in Indonesia. Platt, then 36, has had a tumultuous three-year presidency …

I have just returned from the fall meeting of the Gateway Seminary Board. Our meeting was in Denver, CO, where one of our Gateway Seminary campuses is located. Dr. Jeff Iorg serves as president at …

The Smith House, as known by First Baptist Chickamauga members, sits adjacent to the church in North Georgia, a short drive from numerous attractions in Chattanooga. GOOGLE MAPS CHICKAMAUGA — …

In the September 26, 2017 meeting of the Executive Committee, a motion was approved to recommend to the Convention that it amend Article VI of the Constitution of the Baptist Convention of the State …

This image captureed by the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite shows smoke from wildfires over northern California on Oct. 9. Since then, Southern Baptist churches have joined the response effort, …

By Wendy Baker FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — For many ministers, wives, and their families, Pastor Appreciation Month is a joyful time each October. Yet for those in churches that have not caught on to …

I AM OFFENDED by so many people being offended! We throw the word “offended” around so much these days that we have obfuscated its meaning. Some take “offense” with flags and …

I am not sure I know the difference between an aphorism and a colloquialism, but I like idiomatic or metaphorical sayings that belong to a region or a local dialect. Our American, and particularly …

Steve Franz is a Georgia Baptist evangelist who has developed a Church Growth Strategy called, “Targeted Evangelism and Discipleship.” He has a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministry and a Master …

Numbers 13:26-30; 14:6-10, 21-24 Tim Riordan, pastor SonRise Baptist Church, Newnan We jumped out of the car after dark as the rain pelted the windshield. Circumstances hindered us …

DULUTH   — Numerous groups are getting ready to meet during the upcoming Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting at North Metro First Baptist Church in Lawrenceville. All meetings will be …

Vance Pitman addressed his Las Vegas congregation for the first time this morning since last Sunday's mass shooting. HOPE CHURCH/Special LAS VEGAS, NV — When Vance Pitman stood before his …

Georgia Baptists are being asked to pray for Vance Pitman as he delivers a sermon tomorrow on the one-week anniversary of the Las Vegas mass shooting. HOPE CHURCH WEBSITE/Index LAS VEGAS, NV — A …

At this year's Confluence conference, 542 college students took part in Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief training, one of the largest such trainings to ever take place for GBDR. ADAM WYNN/Special By …

By Lindsay McDonald NOTE: Oct. 8 is Global Hunger Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention.  SOUTH ASIA (BP) — As the early morning sunlight backlit their frail bodies, small hands stretched …

Curried lentils, potatoes, green beans, and green chilies over rice keep hunger at bay for young girls in South Asia who receive nutrition at two centers aided by Southern Baptists' gifts to Global …

J. Robert White, right, looks on as University of North Georgia Campus Minister Ken Jones present a photo of the Missions and Ministry Center. Helping to hold the photo, whose matting was eventually …

ATLANTA — When David Justin Freeman stood and extended his middle finger while shouting after a prayer by Pastor Jason Berry of 12Stone Church on Aug. 3, 2014, he was exercising his right to free …

Members of the Opal Sunday School Class at First Douglas have been reliable supporters of Mission:Dignity for many years. JOE WESTBURY/Index The Harold and Judy Vick Mission:Dignity Church Award is …

This photo from the grounds of Las Vegas Village, taken in September 2016, gives the perspective of concertgoers Oct. 1 when Stephen Paddock opened fire from his hotel room on the 32nd flood of the …

Matthew 4:1-10 Tim Riordan, pastor SonRise Baptist Church, Newnan “When you least expect it, expect it.” My brother teased me with that line when we were kids. …

"Rugby and Revival," written by New Hope Baptist Church, Fayetteville Pastor Rhys Stenner, ties together the national sport and a historical event both dear to the heart of the author's native Wales. …

Younger pastors are among those FermÌn Whittaker, executive director emeritus of the California Southern Baptist Convention, seeks to encourage by sharing how God used the Cooperative Program to …