Jimmy Carter

Rod Reilly

ATLANTA - Baptist unity took center stage during the opening night of the New Baptist Covenant convocation in Atlanta Jan. 30.

ATLANTA - Baptists from across North America focused on helping the downtrodden during the morning session of the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant meeting Jan. 31.

Wade Burleson

By Steve Evans

BP

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Wade Burleson, the prominent pastor and blogger who railed against what he saw as an excessive narrowing of parameters within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), has resigned from his position as a trustee of the SBC's International Mission Board (IMB).

Melanie Lawler

By Russell Shively

BP

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Southern Baptists' gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions exceeded the national goal for the second consecutive year, with $59.3 million received, the most ever in the history of the offering.

David Tyree

By Bob Carey

BP

PHOENIX - Wide receiver David Tyree said he has been with the New York Giants long enough that the Big Apple's media know better than to come to him for an interview unless they're prepared to hear first about his faith in Jesus Christ.