N.C. PASTOR CLINT PRESSLEY TO BE NOMINATED FOR SBC PRESIDENT IN INDY
MONROE, N.C. — Clint Pressley, senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) during this summer’s SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. In a news release emailed to the Biblical Recorder on Sunday, Jan. 21, Chris Justice, senior pastor of Lee Park Baptist […]
OKLAHOMA PASTOR MIKE KEAHBONE TO BE NOMINATED FOR SBC PRESIDENT IN INDY
NASHVILLE — Oklahoma pastor Mike Keahbone is the second name to be presented as a planned SBC presidential nominee at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. California pastor Victor Chayasirisobhon announced his intention to nominate Keahbone in a release Jan. 30. “Mike Keahbone is the real deal, a leader who loves the Lord, loves […]
GEORGIA BAPTIST LEADER THOMAS HAMMOND WITHDRAWS FROM EC CONSIDERATION
SUWANEE, Ga. – In an email to the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s executive committee on Jan. 23, GBMB Executive Director Thomas Hammond revealed that he had been selected as the candidate to lead the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee but had withdrawn his name. The search team had kept the candidate’s identity confidential. “You may […]
NEARLY SIX MILLION HAVE TUNED IN TO WATCH PASTOR RESTORE OLD VEHICLES
COVINGTON, Ga. — Georgia pastor David Wheeler’s love for old cars is turning him into a YouTube celebrity. Nearly six million people have tuned in to watch Wheeler and his family restore rusted clunkers on their YouTube program, Revstoration. “We take old, forgotten, abandoned things left for dead and bring them back to life,” said […]
SOCIAL MEDIA SECRETS TO HELP YOUR CHURCH
Creating effective social media posts is crucial for engaging your church congregation and community. But it’s not an easy thing! Here are five church social media secrets to help you craft impactful content: 1. Know Your Audience. Understanding your community’s demographics, interests and preferences is foundational. It enables you to tailor your social media content […]
FIRST PERSON: REMEMBERING GOD’S FAITHFULNESS AND GOODNESS AS A SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT
EDITOR’S NOTE — Mason Grim has been on many people’s prayer lists since the day he was born in the fall of 2018. His mother, Lauren Grim, who designs the pages you read in The Baptist Paper, shared his birth story in the Jan. 14, 2021, issue of The Alabama Baptist. To read the beginning […]
LELAND WEBB, PIONEER OF GLOBAL MISSIONS STORYTELLING, DIES AT 91
A pioneer in advocating and sharing stories of God working around the world died Jan. 8, 2024. Leland Franklin Webb, 91, was a writer and editor at the International Mission Board for 32 years. While his name may not sound familiar to some, Webb helped change the face of modern Christian media. He helped usher […]
LIFEWAY STUDY: THERE’S NOW MORE VARIETY IN WHO MAKES THE CHURCH BUDGET
BRENTWOOD — For most pastors, the start of a new calendar year also indicates the start of a new fiscal year for their churches. But there is much more variety among pastors when it comes to who is involved in making the budget for the fiscal year. According to a study from Lifeway Research, 74 […]
EC SEARCH TEAM READY TO ANNOUNCE PRESIDENT/CEO CANDIDATE
NASHVILLE — The SBC Executive Committee Presidential Search Team is set to announce its candidate to the public Feb. 18. The team announced Jan. 8 that it plans to present the candidate Feb. 19 at the EC meeting in Nashville. “The search team arrived at this candidate after following the four-phase process [Neal] Hughes outlined […]
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS SETTLE ABUSE LAWSUIT AGAINST PAUL PRESSLER
The sexual abuse lawsuit against retired Texas Judge Paul Pressler, who has strong ties to several Southern Baptist Convention past and current leaders, has reportedly been settled with a confidential agreement between the parties involved. Pressler was an instrumental figure in the orchestrated effort known as the conservative resurgence by some and as the fundamentalist […]