WHITEFISH, Mont. (BP) — At the very moment Pastor Curt Sparkman spread his arms preaching a sermon at Flathead Lake in northwest Montana, a bald eagle stretched its wings overhead, Sparkman told Baptist Press... read more
NASHVILLE (BP) — The uptick in those visiting The Good Samaritan Ministry began weeks ago, Wilma Erickson noticed. “It’s really almost doubled,” Erickson told Baptist Press Thursday (Oct. 30)... read more
CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) — Florida pastor Willy Rice announced his intentions to be nominated as a candidate for Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president at the 2026 SBC annual meeting in Orlando. In a video released Friday (Oct... read more
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — At ETCH (Equipping the Church and Home), Lifeway’s NextGen team equipped ministry leaders to respond to the speed of culture with wisdom, intentionality and urgency. The annual NextGen ministry conference took place at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tenn... read more
ROANOKE, Texas — Two pastors serving in the same town met up at a coffee shop one day to get acquainted. Bruce Barber was the veteran pastor of the 150-year-old First Baptist Church in Roanoke. James Sercey, a young church planter, pastored Cross & Crown Church, which was meeting in a local elementary school... read more
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