SBC DIGEST: Annual meeting app available now; GuideStone to have strong presence at meeting
2026 SBC Annual Meeting app available now; GuideStone to have a strong presence at annual meeting.
Former Louisiana minister pleads guilty to abuse charge
NATCHITOCHES, La. – A former associate pastor and youth pastor was sentenced last month after pleading guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile.
Steve Gaines enters hospice care
CORDOVA, Tenn. (BP) – Former Southern Baptist Convention president and pastor emeritus of Bellevue Baptist Church Steve Gaines has entered hospice care, the church announced in a letter to members this week.
SBC DIGEST: Orlando events list; Resolutions Committee chair interview
Events listing now live for 2026 annual meeting; Resolutions Committee chair Hunter Baker featured on ‘Road to Orlando.’
February CP giving below budget goals
NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving dipped in February, with receipts totaling about $1.5 million short of the $19 million goal. Year-to-date totals are around 2.5 percent below budget targets.
NEWS DIGEST: North Carolina pastor dismissed; Kentucky worship pastor arrested
Kannapolis church dismisses pastor after allegations of ‘sexual nature’; Former worship pastor facing multiple sexual assault charges.
SBC DIGEST: 2026 Ministry Report; February EC meeting
2026 SBC Ministry Reports now available; SBC Executive Committee set to meet Feb. 16-17.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: Caskey Center reaches 100K Gospel conversations; Parkison joins MBTS faculty
NOBTS Caskey Center reaches 100,000 Gospel conversations milestone; Samuel G. Parkison to join MBTS faculty.
LEGAL DIGEST: Trial dates set in Hunt, Sills lawsuits
Trial date set in Hunt case; summary judgment possible; Sills case set for trial
Cooperative Program giving tops $19 million in January
NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving was strong in January with receipts totaling more than $19.3 million. The generous giving brings the yearly total to less than 1 percent behind the annual goal.
