SBC News

After closing our doors for two Sundays due to inclement weather, churches across our community met again this past weekend for what I am sure were powerful gatherings. With so much discouraging news in our world recently, it seems to me that people are hungry for a genuine encounter with the Lord. I am praying that the churches across our nation will see an undeniable visitation from God in the days ahead. A heaven-sent revival is exactly what we need.

ORLANDO (BP) – The home of Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld has long been a popular destination for Southern Baptists attending the SBC Annual Meeting. A recent episode of “The Road to Orlando” delved into the specifics of how attendees to this June’s gathering can make the most of their visit.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (BP) – When Old North Church organized as the first Baptist church in Texas in May of 1838, among the nine founding members were Anthony and Chaney, enslaved Blacks.

OWENSBORO, Ky. – The former worship pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church who was arrested Monday on multiple sexual abuse charges took his own life Thursday morning, according to the Kentucky State Police.

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.

MILAN, Italy (BP) – Early in her trip to Milan, Italy, for outreach connected to the Winter Olympics, Kim Cruse encountered a college student named Ari who worked at the local cathedral, Duomo di Milano, where she handled entrance tickets for thousands of tourists.

The Bible begins its enlightening discourse with the foundational claim that God created everything by breathing and speaking. Reflecting on this creative activity, orthodox Christians conclude the Lord God made the heavens and the earth by His Spirit and by His Word. God “created” (Genesis 1:1) while His Spirit was “hovering” over the nothingness (v. 2) and His Word “said” things with power (v. 3).

Using our spiritual gifts has to be undertaken with the right spirit. One of the temptations in the church is to use our gifts in a way that glorifies ourselves. But this is the opposite approach to service in the body of Christ.

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.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The call to pastoral ministry is both a privilege and a weight. Despite frequent strain, data reveals very few pastors step away each year.