Set aside a day to pray and fast for our 2015 Southern Baptist Convention
By Ronnie Floyd I humbly call upon each one of our Southern Baptist churches and congregations to set aside one day between now and June 16 to pray and fast for our upcoming Southern Baptist Convention.Pastors and church leaders, please lead the way! It is Time Now to...
CP 1.39% ahead of year-to-date projection
by BP Staff NASHVILLE (BP) -- Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 1.39 percent above the year-to-date SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection and...
July 1 deadline looms for some churches
By Roy Hayhurst DALLAS — Churches and ministries that reimburse their employees for individual health coverage may soon find themselves facing stiff penalties of up to $36,500 per employee, per year, under the federal health care law commonly known as Obamacare, as a...
WMU focus on surrender, sacrifice, service
by Julie Walters COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) –– Prior to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Columbus, North American and international missionaries will share how God is at work around the world during the Woman's Missionary Union Missions Celebration...
God’s throne not shaken in Nepal, IMB worker says
by Marie Curtis PLANO, Texas (BP) -- As the world watches the escalating devastation in Nepal, more than 40 International Mission Board workers from South Asia gathered April 26-28 at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, for a conference encouraging 140...
Gospel Project goes chronological this fall
by Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) -- After three years and more than three quarters of a million weekly users, The Gospel Project is changing its approach. Starting this fall, LifeWay Christian Resource's newest Bible study curriculum for all ages will go through the...
SBC COLUMBUS: Praying for next Great Awakening
by Shawn Hendricks COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- As this year's Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting approaches, SBC President Ronnie Floyd urges fellow Baptists to gather June 16-17 in Columbus, Ohio, to cry out to God and expect great things to follow. This year's...
MOTHER’S DAY: Gratitude, sacrifice & humility
By Gayla Grace NASHVILLE (BP) -- As a young mom, I thought Mother's Day should be all about me. Surely I deserved recognition for my never-ending sacrifices as a mom and stepmom to five children, right? However, after driving away from my parents' home not long ago...
Great mothers in church history
By David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- Augustine of Hippo is known by Christians the world over for standing against heresy in the fifth century and laying a foundation for the Protestant Reformation a thousand years later. Lesser known is the fact that Augustine might...
Leadership Challenges in Church Revitalization
Church revitalization is messy, but love people and lean on the faithfulness of Jesus. By Ed Stetzer I fell in love with church revitalization early in my ministry when I served a church of senior adults during a brief stint teaching at a seminary. The median age of...
