Scott Barkley

COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) — Alex Lyons was touring the International Mission Board’s training center in late April, lagging behind the group, when he spied the life-sized, black-and-white Lottie Moon cutout familiar to many churches. And as Lyons is prone to do, he had an idea and acted on it.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Grief isn’t beholden to a calendar. But when someone isn’t home for the holidays, the pain intensifies.

SEATTLE (BP) – Southern Baptist Disaster Relief personnel are doing all they can to help others facing the effects of historic flooding, the Northwest Baptist Convention’s state DR leader told Baptist Press today (Dec. 12).

DALLAS (BP) – The federal government violated the First Amendment rights of First Baptist Church and its members with an investigation following complaints about its annual “Celebrate Freedom” patriotic service in 2020, Senior Pastor Robert Jeffress testified Wednesday (Dec. 10).

NASHVILLE (BP) – YouTube and Facebook are the top social media sites, regardless of demographics. Instagram and TikTok are the two gaining the most ground.

JERUSALEM (BP) – The goal of having a large group of American evangelical pastors tour Israel lies in being reminded of its Scriptural roots and the importance of pushing back against a worldwide rise in antisemitism, said Friends of Zion founder Mike Evans.

OPELIKA, Ala. (BP) – Members of First Baptist Church learned from an email today that their senior pastor since 2016, Jeff Meyers, died during the night.

GREENFIELD, Ind. (BP) – Roger Kinion expected to be sent to the mission field. He was, but he also jokes about how God sent him to the corn field.

District Court issues two decisions for Southwestern and Patterson in Roe case; Garner case against SBC scheduled for Jan. 8

LAFAYETE, Ga. (BP) – About 14 years ago, members at Second Baptist Church wanted to get more active in helping their community at Thanksgiving. They fed souls and now wanted to feed bodies as well.