Four miles from the Tops Friendly Markets mass shooting May 14, North Buffalo Community Church pastor William Smith is comforting a crying community. Church member Cashell Durham lost her baby brother Aaron Salter in the massacre—a 55-year-old retired Buffalo police officer and Tops security guard, who was among the four employees killed... read more
At any given moment, an estimated 400,000 U.S. children and teens are in foster care. There also happens to be roughly that many churches across the United States. “Foster care impacts every community in the U... read more
On May 13, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) and The College at Southeastern celebrated the graduation of 319 college and seminary students in Binkley Chapel. Graduates represented more than 30 states and 20 countries... read more
Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, Moldova, a small and impoverished nation bordering Ukraine, has received an estimated one refugee for every 25 Moldovans. Most refugees are being housed and cared for by churches in the Moldovan Baptist Union... read more
As stories of tragedy and heartache continue to emerge from the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Send Relief is grateful for the generosity and commitment of Southern Baptists to help Christian brothers and sisters and other refugees in Eastern Europe... read more
North Carolina churches navigate important, sometimes controversial transition to elder-led
Interim ministry helps North Carolina church transition smoothly into new era
An interview with Robin Hadaway
Missouri church cuts ties with camp accused of mishandling abuse
The Summit Church halfway to goal of planting 1,000 churches
The Bible is loaded with material on the subject of prayer. Examples of faithful, praying servants of God are all over the pages of the Old Testament... read more
Last summer on the final day of VBS, I stood at the back of our worship center with one of our staff members as we scanned the crowd of kids singing and dancing along to the Destination Dig theme song... read more
It’s hard to believe it’s been one year since I started as your executive director-treasurer. At the same time, as I look back on all that God has done, it’s hard to believe it’s only been a year... read more