KERRVILLE — In the wake of the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River and as the death toll continues to rise, teams from the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC) Disaster Relief and Texans on Mission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) arrived onsite in the Texas Hill Country... read more
KERRVILLE, Texas (BP) — On most days, it’s easy to see why families have flocked to this area for generations. The typically low, tranquil Guadalupe River backdrops activities like swimming, fishing, tubing and kayaking... read more
DALLAS (BP) — SBC Worship, a new collaboration between The Worship Initiative and a broad swath of the Southern Baptist family, has attracted thousands of churches in its first month of operation at sbcworship... read more
WASHINGTON (BP) — A budget reconciliation bill defunding Planned Parenthood and enacting several other Southern Baptist priorities was signed into law Friday (July 4) by President Trump. The bill’s passage ends a months-long reconciliation period in which Congress drafted, intensely debated and eventually passed the legislation, which will defund Planned Parenthood and all related entities for a full year... read more
HONOLULU, Hawaii — When a church the size of Wai‘alae Baptist is following a Great Commission call, one of the constant needs is more workers to reach more people, says Pastor Matt Sanders. Some might say Wai‘alae Baptist, which averages 107 people at Sunday services, is doing enough, but Sanders sees the need, the opportunity and the challenges to do more for the cause of Christ... read more
Former addict plants church in needy Missouri community
Resistance to revival: South Dakota pastor becomes an unlikely church planter
Pastors have increasingly complicated relationship with counseling
USCIRF cites Russia’s ‘blatant’ religious freedom violations as Ukraine peace talks stall
Judge halts NC county’s denial of Summit Church’s zoning request in ongoing lawsuit
Since its founding, the Biblical Recorder has sought to serve as a trusted news source for N.C. Baptists... read more
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Sunday, July 6 is Religious Liberty Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention.) As the echoes of Fourth of July fireworks fade and we turn our attention to the week ahead, Southern Baptists also will take a moment to celebrate a key freedom that Americans have long enjoyed and that Baptists have continually sought to defend... read more
Cooperation is a hallmark of Baptist life. For North Carolina Baptists, “on mission together” is more than a slogan... read more