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  Fewer churches face small cash reserves, survey says

  After enduring difficult economic seasons recently, churches are better prepared for financial rainy days than they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  03/21/2023 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Buckner Family Pathways boasts record-high success rate

  More than nine out of 10 single parents enrolled in Buckner Family Pathways complete the program—an achievement that not only improves their lives but also helps break the cycle of generational poverty.

  03/21/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Russian religious persecution grows during war on Ukraine

  Russia has amplified its persecution of Christians, Muslims and Jews in its war on Ukraine, participants in a U.S. government hearing said March 15.

  03/20/2023 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Johnny Hunt sues Southern Baptist Convention

  A disgraced former Southern Baptist president is suing the denomination he once led, saying he was defamed by allegations he assaulted another pastor’s wife.

  03/20/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Preemptive Love and Search for Common Ground merge

  A year after ousting its founders, the Preemptive Love Coalition announced March 16 that it has merged with the international peace-building nonprofit Search for Common Ground.

  03/20/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Saddleback ‘prayerfully considering’ next steps, says pastor

  Saddleback Church plans to continue its “43-year partnership with our local association and state convention” regardless of appeal to SBC.

  03/17/2023 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Texas judge weighing permissibility of abortion pill

  Pro-life advocates and others are awaiting a Texas judge’s ruling on Mifepristone an abortion pill approved by the FDA in 2000.

  03/16/2023 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Southern Baptists’ long disagreement about women

  At the SBC’s meeting this summer, delegates may debate a constitutional amendment to limit women leaders. It wouldn’t be the first time.

  03/15/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  USCIRF: India’s anti-conversion laws violate human rights

  India’s anti-conversion laws violate international human rights standards and worsen already-poor religious freedom conditions in India, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom stated.

  03/14/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Around the State: ETBU and Marshall ISD create Mav PATH Program

  East Texas Baptist University and Marshall ISD signed an agreement to create a pathway allowing selected paraprofessionals to gain classroom experience while completing college credits at ETBU.

  03/14/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  AI raises questions about what it means to be human

  The rising popularity of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT is causing Christians to examine questions beyond the ethical nature of the technology, such as what it fundamentally means to be human.

  03/14/2023 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

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  Generations bridge gap through interviews at church

  An open forum discussion at First Baptist Church in Grayson, Ky., on a Wednesday night turned into an opportunity for young and older members to learn more about each other.

  03/14/2023 - By Mark Maynard / Kentucky Today