A forgotten church that changed history
The first Buckhead Church opened the doors for larger work in Baptist life …
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A profile of the Georgia Baptist pioneers: 1771-1785
Despite these obstacles, early Georgia Baptists persevered…
TRUSTEES: SBTS retains names, vacates chair, establishes endowment
“We do not get to choose a history, but we do bear responsibility for who we commemorate and why.”
Daniel Marshall, an unlikely hero
In 1772 Daniel Marshall established and was pastor of Kiokee Baptist Church near Appling, Georgia Baptists’ first congregation. Above is pictured the Kiokee meeting house, built in 1808, 24 years after Marshall’s death. Photo courtesy of Charles Jones Editor’s note: The Index will be sharing historical items for its readers leading up to the 200th […]
How to have ministry heroes without plagiarizing them
Your heroes by no means have to be known by the world…
John Lewis remembered as humble leader who loved friends and enemies
By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, an ordained preacher who studied theology at a college co-founded by the Southern Baptist Convention, is being remembered as a humble man whose faith-driven civil rights struggle endured until his death July 17 at age 80. During his studies at American Baptist Theological […]
From there to here: how crises have impacted CP and stewardship
An overview of Baptist stewardship may prepare us to respond …
Racial reconciliation not a ‘finished project’ 25 years after historic resolution
“The most powerful memory of that process” was the “absolute unity in the room…”
BPC History professor Coker set to publish first academic book: “Russia’s French Connection”
“This is just one facet of a much broader topic …”
How a pandemic 100 years ago ushered in a new era of Baptist giving
For people living in fear, giving provided a tangible response …
COVID-19: A time of Spiritual Growth, Gospel-Awakening, and Life Transformation
The greater occurrence of this eventful deployment, however, was the emergence of a spiritual awakening…