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Pastors reflect on preaching in pandemics

When COVID-19 hit Houston in March 2020, South Main Baptist Church had to make many adjustments quickly. But Pastor Steve Wells’ previously planned sermons on fear and anger gained new relevance.

08/27/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

CBF approves flat budget for 2022

Registered participants in the virtual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly approved a 2022 budget based on $14,575,891 in projected expenditures.

08/27/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

CBF urged to follow the word of God and wind of the Spirit

Seeking to follow both the “word of God” and the “wind of the Spirit” is like rowing a boat, two ministers from a multiethnic church in Connecticut told the opening worship session of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly.

08/26/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Baptist Friendship House work sparks anti-trafficking ministry

After spending time this summer volunteering at the Baptist Friendship House in New Orleans, medical school student Megan Duggins knew she had to take a proactive approach to the issue of human trafficking.

08/25/2021 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

Litton joins California Baptists in migrant ministry on border

Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton spent time in hands-on ministry alongside fellow Southern Baptists as they served those crossing the border from Mexico into California.

08/23/2021 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

Gina Stewart elected to lead Lott Carey Society

Gina Stewart, senior pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., elected first woman president of the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Society.

08/17/2021 - By Adelle Banks

Leadership center equips women through online learning

While the Christian Women’s Leadership Center’s overall vision and goals remain unchanged after 20 years, the practical details of providing learning opportunities continually are being fine-tuned to keep pace with growing and changing needs.

08/13/2021 - By Trennis Henderson / Woman's Missionary Union

Fire destroys portion of Northern California church

The three-week-old Dixie Fire engulfed Greenville, Calif., along with Greenville Southern Baptist Church’s fellowship hall and youth building on Aug. 5.

08/09/2021 - By Anthony Beaird

Task force releases call for proposals for third-party review

Members of a task force named to oversee an independent, third-party review of the SBC Executive Committee’s handling of sexual abuse claims released an update calling for proposals from firms interested in conducting the review.

08/09/2021 - By Jonathan Howe / Baptist Press

Progressive National Baptists focus on voting rights

Sen. Raphael Warnock urged the Progressive National Baptist Convention to keep fighting to protect voting rights as the historically Black denomination held its annual meeting.

08/06/2021 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Churches adjust ministry as COVID-19 cases rise again

The ongoing surge in cases tied to the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, accompanied by controversy over vaccinations, has severely dampened American’s optimism about emerging from COVID-19, which makes churches’ decisions more difficult.

08/04/2021 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Asociación local patrocina programas de educación hispana

Las iglesias bautistas del sur de la Asociación Bautista del Condado de Robertson se han asociado para patrocinar programas educativos en español para los hispanos de la comunidad a fin de recibir su equivalencia de escuela secundaria o un certificado en estudios bíblicos.

08/03/2021 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press