C.J. Bordeaux, pastor of Gorman Baptist Church in Durham and president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, announced he will not seek a second term as president at the coming November annual meeting in Greensboro.

When a retired Air Force general’s concern over homosexuality prompted an amendment to the Southern Baptist Convention’s constitution two decades ago, few observers realized that his impulse to defend biblical morality would prove instrumental in helping the convention resist pressure to legitimize same-sex relationships for years to come.

Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, will join SBC lead ethicist Russell D. Moore July 22 in touring a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, and a Department of Health and Human Services shelter in San Antonio.

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief  teams began preparing meals and providing shelter on July 20 for families affected by wildfires in Okanogan County, Wash. The fires began July 14, after lightning struck in Methow Valley and spread to an area of more than 7,000 acres.

When Jim Jackson became the pastor of Faith Fellowship Church in Johnson City, Tenn., in January 2013, his first move wasn’t what most people might expect. He closed the church. Faith Fellowship seemed destined to become one of the 1,000 churches Southern Baptists close annually.