NASHVILLE (BP) — The latest edition of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) podcast focuses on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI). The two-part series covers what Southern Baptists should know about AI and examines the ways that AI is shaping humanity... read more

ATLANTA — Southern Baptists recognized Student Baptism Sunday on Oct. 26 during a season in American religious life when church attendance among young people has been on the rise. “For a few years, I personally witnessed more and more young people coming to faith in Christ when I would preach around the nation,” said Shane Pruitt, national next gen director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB)... read more

BOISE, Idaho — Melvin Oliva, an active Christian for many years, started studying the Bible with purpose this August. His pastor, Tim Martin, had asked him if he wanted to join Idaho’s first class of the yearlong Residencia de Plantación de Iglesias en español (Church-planting residency in Spanish... read more

DALLAS (BP) — It might have been called the Principle Series, the bestselling stream of books O.S. Hawkins launched in 2012 with “The Joshua Code.” As Hawkins, who was in the middle of a distinguished run as president of GuideStone Financial Resources, focused on Joshua 1:8 during his daily devotion, he wondered how diligently Christians memorize Scripture... read more