Scott Barkley

FORT WORTH (BP) – A U.S. District Court has dismissed “with prejudice” a lawsuit originally filed in 2019 that alleged defamation on the part of former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson.

"Looking back, I see God preparing me to have a heart that loves His church in all of its different forms, understands pastors who don’t have a staff and understands pastors who have a lot of staff."

Michael T. Byrd, Sr.’s background in ministry began as a 19-year-old preacher before moving into the pastorate and associational work, all in his native St. Louis.

“It’s an indescribable scene,” said Chitwood, surrounded by flattened, multi-story buildings and relief workers.

A pastor with 15 and a half years of service at his church was arrested on June 30 for sexual exploitation of a minor, 3rd degree.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Young people are hungry to learn … and they will arrive at a viewpoint to see themselves and the world. It just depends on who takes the lead to teach them and what is allowed to fill that vacuum.

If you want to get Mark Clifton talking, ask him about a church’s impact on its community and beyond. Want to see him find another gear? Call those churches “small.”

NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist efforts to spread the Gospel worldwide are receiving boosts from the Cooperative Program reallocation as well as new partnerships, International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood said during the recent SBC Annual Meeting.

HOUSTON (BP) – Robert Sloan, Jr., president of Houston Christian University, died on the morning of July 4, the school announced in a press release that day.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Evan Lenow heard the calls in recent years to abolish or defund the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. And it broke his heart.