APEX, N.C. (BP) – The 2024 Committee on Nominations chaired by Matt Capps has released its list of nominees to fill vacancies on the boards and standing committees of the SBC. The nominations will be presented to messengers for approval at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, June 11-12... read more
WASHINGTON (BP) – A coalition of 17 states that outlaw abortion is suing the federal government for naming employee leave for elective abortions as a benefit of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)... read more
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (BP) – SBC President Bart Barber has announced his appointments to the 2024 Committee on Committees. Adam Blosser, pastor of Goshen Baptist Church in Spotsylvania, Va., will lead the committee as chair, and Elizabeth Graham from First Baptist Church, Concord, Tenn... read more
Longtime International Mission Board leader Clyde D. Meador died April 26. He was 79. Meador worked closely with four IMB presidents as a top advisor and executive vice president, and as the mission organization’s interim president from August 2010 to March 2011 and again briefly in 2018 before the election of current President Paul Chitwood... read more
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (BP) – A young member of a Southern Baptist church is involved in a West Virginia case about a transgender student and athletics that could have national ramifications. The member of Simpson Creek Baptist Church currently attends Bridgeport High School... read more
Since its founding, the Biblical Recorder has sought to serve as a trusted news source for N.C. Baptists... read more
Lifeway Research released a report this month on Southern Baptists’ views on political theology. The survey, which was sponsored by the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, looked at the views of Southern Baptist laity and key leaders and aimed to understand: the importance Southern Baptists place on various national issues their views on religious freedom their perspectives on the role of Christianity in government and public life It also explored attitudes toward specific constitutional rights and the extent to which respondents believe Christian values should influence legislation and public policies... read more
Reflecting on my childhood, it’s pretty clear to me that I grew up in the world of “cultural Christianity... read more