The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC) reported the strongest first two months of a fiscal year since 2009 as contributions to SBC national and international missions and ministries through the Cooperative Program (CP) exceeded $17... read more

(Updated Dec. 5) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) provost Randy Stinson released a statement Dec. 4 denying claims that a former humanities professor at Scarborough College was fired for speaking about same-sex issues... read more

As retail stores hope the holiday shopping season gives their bottom line a lift, American Protestant pastors are less sure the economy is helping their congregation this year. Around 2 in 5 pastors of Protestant churches in the United States (41 percent) say the economy is having no impact on their church, according to a new survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research... read more

In addition to electing officers, passing a budget and other business, Louisiana Baptists celebrated 250 new church plants since 2010 at their annual meeting Nov. 11-12. Eddie Wren, Louisiana Baptist Convention (LBC) president, gave a sermon challenging messengers to wait on the Lord and not lose hope in the current age... read more