Q AND A WITH THE SIX SBC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

EDITOR’S NOTE — The May 29 print edition of the Baptist and Reflector included a shorter version of the Q-and-A sessions with the six candidates for SBC president. The full content from The Baptist Paper is below: The Baptist Paper reached out to each of the six individuals who have announced intentions to be nominated […]

SBC 2024: WHAT TO EXPECT IN INDIANAPOLIS

Editor’s note: Tennessee Baptist messengers are invited to attend a dessert fellowship hosted by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board on June 10 from 8:30-10 p.m. in Capitol 1 and Capitol II Rooms on Level 1 in the Indiana Convention Center. INDIANAPOLIS — If you’re a Southern Baptist who loves the business session of meetings, then […]

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VIRGINIA PASTOR MIKE LAW

Editor’s Note: Mike Law, senior pastor of Arlington Baptist Church in Virginia, introduced an amendment to the SBC Constitution that was approved on first vote at the SBC annual meeting last year in New Orleans. It must pass by a two-thirds majority at the SBC annual meeting this year in Indianapolis in order to go […]

VBS OPENS DOORS FOR DISCIPLESHIP, DECISIONS

BRENTWOOD — Most people who walk into Freedom Church in Neosho, Mo., start with a worship service. It’s an on-ramp to the church’s discipleship pathway, a natural starting point on the journey from being a first-time visitor to a growing, serving follower of Christ. For kids and families, the first worship service is often in […]

FORMER SWBTS ADMINISTRATOR MATT QUEEN INDICTED IN DOJ INVESTIGATION OF SBC

While the current Department of Justice investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention and its entities stemmed from the Guidepost Solutions report released in May 2022, an indictment handed down yesterday (May 21, 2024) focuses on a situation that took place after the report. The Guidepost report detailed how allegations of sexual abuse were handled by […]

IMB TRUSTEES APPOINT 83 MISSIONARIES, EXPRESS COMMITMENT TO GOSPEL ADVANCE

RICHMOND — International Mission Board trustees approved 83 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 15-16 meeting. While gathered near Richmond, trustees also affirmed numerous reports from around the world detailing Southern Baptists’ efforts in advancing the gospel among the lost. The missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on […]

MOORE CALLS CP ‘REMARKABLE,’ SHARES HIS CRITERIA FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS

NASHVILLE — Jared Moore is grateful for the influence of people who love the Lord, love the local church and loved him when he was a teenager. Moore quickly remembers a specific couple who shepherded him and a group of friends while they were teenagers at Gum Springs Baptist Church in Walling, Tenn. Moore, 43, […]

KEAHBONE SAYS GOSPEL, CP ‘KEY TO WHO WE ARE’

NASHVILLE — It was an older lady knocking on his door that truly helped Mike Keahbone start his faith journey. The lady was from a church down the street, and she was inviting him to Vacation Bible School. Keahbone, 52, pastor First Baptist Church in Lawton, Oklahoma, is one of the known candidates to be […]

PRESSLEY THANKFUL FOR ‘EXPANSIVENESS’ OF SBC’S REACH

NASHVILLE — Clint Pressley feels indebted to the Southern Baptist Convention. The North Carolina pastor told Baptist Press he’s willing to be nominated to serve as SBC president because he wants to see the Convention healthy and strong as it moves forward doing the things Southern Baptists love to do. Pressley, 55, was the first […]