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  SBC leaders undaunted as legal bills mount

  Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee struck a hopeful and defiant tone Feb. 17, acknowledging the fiscal woes facing the convention, yet insisting the nation’s largest Protestant denomination remains a force for good in the world.

  02/18/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  How to spot and prevent toxic leaders in the church

  Toxic leadership in the church has been on full display in recent years, a Dallas Baptist University dean told participants in a Nexus Leadership Conference breakout session.

  02/17/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  50 Christians killed in Nigeria since late January

  About 50 Christians were killed, dozens kidnapped and homes destroyed since late January in several attacks spanning southern to northern Nigeria, Christian persecution watchdog groups said.

  02/17/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Texas Supreme Court answers questions in Patterson case

  The Supreme Court of Texas issued a ruling Feb. 14 on two questions raised in a case brought against former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson and the seminary by a plaintiff known as Jane Roe.

  02/17/2025 - By Baptist Press Staff

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  Former pro athlete takes mental health talk to churches

  Former professional football player Jay Barnett was raised in church, but he met God as an adult in therapy, he said.

  02/17/2025 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

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  Lawmakers seek to bar ICE raids at sensitive locations

  Lawmakers and religious groups are speaking out in support of a bill that would largely protect immigrants from Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids within 1,000 feet of “sensitive locations” such as hospitals, schools and churches.

  02/17/2025 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Center offers sabbath to ministers and spouses

  Couples in ministry need sabbath rest more than they realize, Cory and Amy Brand believe. That’s why the Brands created a safe place where ministers and spouses can experience it.

  02/14/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Collegiate mission trips spark church revival 

  As college students from Highland Baptist Church in Waco embarked on mission trips they are helping to spark revival in their church and community by returning with a renewed passion for outreach, ministry and prayer.

  02/14/2025 - By Leann Callaway / Special to the Baptist Standard

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  Ukrainian orphans can ID missiles by sound, pastor reports

  The children of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, were among the first to hear missiles after Russia declared war in 2022. Many can distinguish missiles just by the sound heard as they pass overhead, a pastor who ministers to them reported.

  02/14/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Builders volunteers come to the aid of one of their own

  Grady Perryman is a Texans on Mission volunteer. So, when Grady and his friends faced a challenge recently, other Texans on Mission volunteers came to their aid.

  02/14/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Faith leaders concerned about USAID suspension

  Faith leaders continue to raise mounting concern about the global impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend operations of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

  02/13/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Are government funds a blessing or a curse?

  Baptists have long opposed direct government funding of churches, but some see areas where there is room for disagreement about accepting public funds.

  02/13/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service