SBC News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Scott Foshie was elected to serve as the 12th executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association by the IBSA Board of Directors, meeting in Springfield Dec. 9. Foshie will succeed Nate Adams, who will retire April 1 after 20 years’ service. Foshie will serve as executive director elect until then, allowing for an extended period of training and onboarding by Adams.

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Former Truett McConnell University vice president Brad Reynolds has been indicted by a White County grand jury on three felony counts of making false statements to law enforcement, according to court records and officials.

MUNCIE, Ind. (BP) – “Wasn’t brain cancer enough?” Melissa Reynolds asked her husband Bruce, resting her head on his shoulder. “Now we have to lose our son.”

My family and I went to serve with the International Mission Board in Portugal in 2017. Like many of my friends on the mission field, I felt the IMB knew me better than I did following a slew of medical exams, tests, labs and needed vaccinations.

‘Every Church Matters’ for Northwest Baptists; New England Baptists celebrate growth in baptisms.

WAKE FOREST, N.C. – On Dec. 5, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Judson College celebrated the graduation of 253 students at the fall commencement ceremony. These new alumni, graduating with a shared heart for the nations and for God’s Church, represent a total of 28 states and 12 countries.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer of WMU, SBC, announced today she will retire in January 2027, which will mark 36 years of ministry service. Wisdom-Martin has led WMU since October 2016.

Baptist University of Florida has record graduating class; Lifeway, B&H Publishing titles honored in recent awards.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Pastor Search Committee at Immanuel Baptist Church has announced that Kyler Smith was unanimously approved by the congregation to serve as the church’s 18th senior pastor in its 133-year history.

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.