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 Church in Monroe, N.C., said he plans to make the nomination when Southern Baptists gather

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 the SBC, and strives every day to make it better. He is a son of

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 to connect better with them.

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 in the era of popular techniques to tell the stories of IMB missionaries and their

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 percent of Protestant pastors say their church’s fiscal year starts in January. One in 20

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 in the EC’s September 2023 meeting: the invitation phase, the interview phase, the investigation phase

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 takeover by others of the SBC from the 1970s through the early 1990s. In addition