IMB, NAMB communications offices ALPHARETTA, Ga.—The International Mission Board (IMB) and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) announced Bryant Wright as the new president of Send Relief on Monday, March 2. Wright was the founding pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., where he served for 38 years. “In today’s culture, compassion ministry is a wonderful way to win the right to be heard, not just with people

By Aaron Earls Baptist Press NASHVILLE — When traveling to church, most people have company, but a significant number say they make the trip alone. A new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found 1 in 5 Protestant churchgoers (19 percent) say they typically travel to church alone. Most travel to church with their spouse (54 percent), while close to a third say their child or children ride with them (31

By BP staff  NASHVILLE — SBC Executive Committee chairman Mike Stone has named the six members of a study task force that was authorized by the group at their February 2020 meeting last week. Joining the chairman on the task force are: • Ron Hale, retired pastor, Jackson, Tenn. • Mike Lawson, senior pastor, First Baptist of Sherman, Texas • Cheryl Samples, retired, Dallas, Ga. • Hoyt Savage, lead pastor,

By George Schroeder Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Officers of the Board of Trustees of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) strongly objected Thursday (Feb. 20) to the formation of a task force to study the ERLC’s effectiveness and instructed the entity and its leadership “not to comply” with the inquiry. In an open letter to SBC Executive Committee chairman Mike Stone and EC members, the ERLC trustee officers called