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 …

Hugh Hefner, a five star general in the sexual revolution, entrepreneur, multi-millionaire, smut peddler, pimp, and philanderer, died last week at the age of 91. He was buried in a crypt next to …

OAKWOOD — The 5K race sponsored by a Gainesville church collected more than $5,000 for Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief to aid hurricane victims.  The Hurricane Hustle 5K, born out of Flat …

TOCCOA — Last week the Georgia Baptist Mission Board staff hosted new ministers and their spouses for the Discover Georgia Baptists retreat at the Baptist Conference Center. At right Russ …

Memorial Baptist Church is the only known Georgia Baptist church helping children who quality for exemption from deportation through the DACA program. JOE WESTBURY/Index This is the second of a …

Literacy Missions workers at Memorial Baptist Church in Moultrie pray over Jonathan's DACA packet before it goes in the mail. JOE WESTBURY/Index This is the first of a two-part story on how Georgia …

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) — A letter drafted by a group of Southern Baptists and others has called on President Trump to denounce clearly the racism of the "alt-right." Dwight McKissic Sr., …

For years, I’ve required doctoral students to complete a theological survey of their congregations – and we’ve learned that many church members don’t know their church’s basic theological …

The Georgia State Capitol, shown here in this predawn file photo from a recent Legislative Prayer Breakfast atop the James "Sloppy" Floyd Building, will be prayed over during a special early November …

Some of the members of Foothills Community Church in Marble Hill gather around one of several pallets they shipped to storm-ravaged Houston. FOOTHILLS CHURCH/Special MARBLE HILL — The world is full …

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Resolutions Guidelines for the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention   The 196th Annual Meeting of the Executive Committee to the Georgia Baptist Convention will be …