SBC News

NASHVILLE (BP) – There are few things Southern Baptists love more than evangelism, seminary education and the Cooperative Program. They love certain people too, perhaps no two people more than Fred Luter and Don Currence.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – As 2025 comes to a close, Lifeway Christian Resources reflects on a year marked by leadership transition, expanding ministry reach and a continued commitment to walk alongside churches as they make disciples. Across research, resources, training events and publishing, Lifeway remained focused on equipping the local church with practical tools for disciple making in a changing ministry landscape.

NEW ORLEANS – 2025 represented another great year of academic and ministry success for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College.

One free and highly effective way to reach your community is for a church to claim its Google Maps church listing. People want authenticity, and they're using Google Maps, not just Google searches, to see who you are. A blank Google Business page might as well say: “We’re not expecting guests.” 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has announced a partnership with apologist Wes Huff, which will feature a series of interviews between Huff and members of the Midwestern faculty.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s 2025 was highlighted by impactful Supreme Court amicus briefs, a new emphasis of the Psalm 139 Project, and a variety of new church resources, events and advocacy work. 

FORT WORTH, Texas – Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary closes out the year 2025 reflecting on God’s faithfulness to the institution and expounding on the essential elements of what it means to be a “Southwesterner.”

NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission expressed hope that religious persecution will lessen in Nigeria. Pres. Donald Trump ordered Christmas Day air strikes aimed at terrorist groups that had “been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians”.

Well-known collegiate ministry leader Bill Choate dies; Medders joins MBTS, Spurgeon Library.

The Holy Spirit does more than help us understand Scripture, but also softens our hearts to help us apply Scripture properly.