Brandon Porter

FORT WORTH – A desire to eliminate sexual abuse in the local church and to be prepared to care for survivors permeated the Forces for Good Summit Feb. 24-25 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The event, organized by the SBC Executive Committee, brought together field experts and leaders from every level of Southern Baptist life.

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (BP) – A Mississippi pastor has become the third known candidate to be nominated for SBC Recording Secretary. Jonathan Greer will be nominated for the office by Alabama pastor Tyler Armstrong at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.

LOUISVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Denny Burk has announced plans to nominate Travis Kerns, a South Carolina associational mission strategist, for SBC Recording Secretary at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (BP) – Florida pastor Dean Inserra has announced his intention to nominate Texas pastor George Schroeder as SBC Recording Secretary at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Southern Baptist leaders pointed to the evils of racism following a now deleted post on Pres. Trump’s social media page Friday.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (BP) – SBC Recording Secretary Nathan Finn says he will not be nominated for a fifth term at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Finn made the announcement on his blog Tuesday (Feb. 3).

NASHVILLE (BP) – South Carolina pastor Josh Powell will be nominated for SBC president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.

LOS ANGELES – Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested early Friday morning for his role in the Jan. 18 disruption at Cities Church in St. Paul.

GLASGOW, Ky. (BP) – Once it was safe to drive on their neighborhood streets, they were looking for a place to serve. A group of about a dozen disaster relief volunteers from across Kentucky were assigned to provide warm meals to people in a seven-county radius in south central Kentucky.

MINNEAPOLIS (BP) – The affidavit that authorized the arrest of several Cities Church disruptors shares details of how worshippers at the church were surprised, frightened and left wondering if they were going to be allowed to leave the church building when protesters interrupted their service Jan. 18.