Established in 1895 as the Southern Baptist Press Association, today’s Association of State Baptist Publications (ASBP) is the “tie that binds,” said Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist and Reflector. “The ASBP provides a forum for editors and staff of papers to bond, share ideas and hopefully develop methods and strategies to help our papers not only survive but thrive in the future,” he said. “More importantly the camaraderie and

By Carol Pipes LifeWay news office ATLANTA — LifeWay Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Ben Mandrell as the organization’s 10th president during a special-called meeting June 28 in Atlanta.   “I am grateful for the opportunity to lead in such an important season for LifeWay,” Mandrell told trustees during the plenary session. “My first priority is to get our family to Nashville and begin loving the people at LifeWay. There

By Jane Rodgers Southern Baptist TEXAN BROWNSVILLE, Texas — While state and national officials craft responses to the humanitarian crisis along the Mexico border, Southern Baptist entities — including the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and the North American Mission Board — are actively engaged in addressing the migrant influx. “The crisis at our southern border is unlike anything we’ve witnessed before and has put an enormous strain on the

LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE — The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found few Protestant churchgoers say they strongly agree they are personally taking actions that indicate a life of service to God and others. Fifteen percent of Protestant churchgoers strongly agree they intentionally give up certain purchases so they can use that money for others. Including those who somewhat agree, 41 percent say they practice that

By Grace Thornton Baptist Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — “In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty” — that was Ken Whitten’s closing statement and the overall theme of the Gospel Above All panel Wednesday morning (June 12) at the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. The panel was one of three during the meeting in Birmingham, Ala., “designed to spotlight some conversations already taking place,” SBC President J.D. Greear said. Other panels