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  Compassion followed Paynters’ home damage in fall flood

  When his feet hit the floor in the early morning of Oct. 31, Roger Paynter, pastor of First Baptist Church in Austin, didn’t expect a wet landing.

  02/26/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Study materials for ‘Son of God’ film

  Pastor and author Rick Warren partnered with LifeWay Christian Resources to release a Bible study related to the Son of God movie from 20th Century Fox, which hits theaters Feb. 28.

  02/19/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Olympics offers musicians missional moments

  More than 80 Singing Men of Oklahoma scattered throughout Sochi, occasionally harmonizing old Gospel tunes, passing out Engage Sochi pins and talking with Olympic visitors one-on-one.

  02/18/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: BWA, CBF collaborate on UN

  The Baptist World Alliance and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship have joined forces to enhance a Baptist presence at the United Nations, leaders of the two groups announced recently.

  02/14/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptists trek to Sochi to share their faith at Winter Olympics

  Amid tight security at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Baptist volunteers from across the United States arrived to be part of the international festivities and share their faith.

  02/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Ghana Baptists induct new president

  Baptists in Ghana inducted a pastor as their first executive president, the culmination of a five-year process of reorganizing the convention in the West African country. 

  02/05/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Anti-malaria campaign casts wide net

  A year after Virginia Baptists launched an initiative to battle the scourge of malaria in West Africa, nearly 20,000 mosquito nets have been distributed there—helped in part by a recent contribution from an Oklahoma-based organization with similar goals.

  01/30/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Church starter sees hope for bankrupt Detroit

  Some people call Detroit broken and bankrupt. Church starter Daryl Gaddy has another word for his beleaguered city—home.

  01/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Florida abuse verdict possible game-changer, lawyer says

  The attorney for a man awarded $12.5 million by a Florida jury for childhood sexual abuse suffered at the hands of a Baptist minister says the verdict could be a game-changer for how Southern Baptists handle credible accusations of clergy misconduct.

  01/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist leads academic delegation to Iran

  While U.S. and Iranian diplomats made international headlines for negotiations on nuclear energy and weapons, a group of American and Iranian academics met quietly to heal broken relationships between the two nations.

  01/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Churches pressured in Belarus, Kazakhstan

  Authorities in Belarus raided a Baptist church service and charged three leaders with holding an unauthorized mass public event.

  01/17/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Remote missionaries go to uttermost parts of the earth

  Josh Murphree doesn’t live at the ends of the earth, but Murphree jokes he can see it from his back porch.

  01/17/2014 - By John Rutledge