Scott Barkley

ORLANDO (BP) – Crossover leaders are calling on others to begin the work of Southern Baptists’ pre-Annual Meeting evangelistic outreach 10 days before volunteers descend on the greater Orlando area.

PORTALES, N.M. (BP) – Some ideas are so simple, so needed and so good, it’s hard to figure out why it took so long to think of them.

ORLANDO (BP) – Judging by the response, a new feature to the Pastors’ Conference preceding the SBC Annual Meeting may become permanent.

DALLAS (BP) – A jury has ruled in favor of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary after the seminary’s insurance carrier attempted to deny coverage connected to the Jane Roe suit.

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler announced his intention today (May 18) to propose an amendment to Article III of the SBC Constitution that, he said, “would make clear” how cooperating Southern Baptist churches will view the role of women in the office of pastor/elder/overseer.

ORLANDO (BP) – Willy Rice says there are good things happening in the Southern Baptist Convention, things to celebrate.

ORLANDO (BP) – There are several aspects to serving as Southern Baptist Convention president, including being a voice that speaks to the issues. Josh Powell acknowledges that is baked into the job, but prefers an in-house approach that celebrates gains while addressing the issues that hinder fulfilling the Great Commission.

ORLANDO (BP) – With approximately 20,000 total attendees expected for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting June 7-10, guests and messengers are urged to nail down their housing needs.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – Accusations of sexual abuse going back 10 years have brought sexual battery charges and the arrest of a former youth pastor and minister who was on staff or volunteered at several Jacksonville-area churches.

CASPER (BP) – Its distinction as the country’s least populous state can factor into the tendency to overlook Wyoming. Doing so, however, means missing a response to the Gospel that is both indicative of the ministry work there, as well as what is achievable anywhere else.