Latest News
Business & Financial Plan’s goal is to increase transparency and accountability, says EC leader
Scott Barkley, Baptist Press
June 11 2021
While the rewritten Business & Financial Plan up for vote at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting next week has generated a lot of discussion, its overarching goal is to generate more transparency and accountability among SBC entities... read more
SBC baseball ‘toss’ honors church planter killed in accident
Scott Barkley, Baptist Press
June 11 2021
It’s an activity that requires only a ball and glove. Yet, John Powell believed in simple acts like a game of catch. Such things had the power to lead to much bigger changes, he reckoned. Powell believed in the power of something simple becoming something great... read more
Georgia church, Send Relief partner to teach groups about refugee ministry
Timothy Cockes, Baptist Press
June 11 2021
Students from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) are just one of the latest groups to learn about refugee ministry while visiting a small town known for its diverse population. Clarkston, a small town on the eastern periphery of the Atlanta metro area, is known for its resettlement program for refugees and immigrants established in the 1990s... read more
Bethancourt releases ‘whistleblower’ document with audio from meetings with SBC leaders
Seth Brown, BR Executive Editor
June 10 2021
The former ERLC vice president believes his recordings corroborate Russell Moore’s claims about SBC Executive Committee ‘intimidation’ and ‘stonewalling’ on sex abuse reforms. read more
SWBTS announces new name, vision for undergraduate college
SWBTS Staff
June 10 2021
The undergraduate school of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) has been renamed – it’s now Texas Baptist College (TBC) rather than Scarborough College – the seminary announced June 9... read more
Popular
1.
N.C. Baptist leaders join call for investigation of SBC Executive Committee
2.
Bethancourt releases ‘whistleblower’ document with audio from meetings with SBC leaders
3.
Atheist accepts Jesus in public confession of faith in Kenya
4.
Untapped potential: Local churches are key to meeting foster care need
5.
Patterson disputes allegations he improperly took items, used SWBTS’ donor list
