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Steve Chambers said when he and his wife, Toni, started taking their family on missions trips...

POLAND – As Americans celebrate July 4, thousands of members of the U.S. Armed Services are...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Shane Pruitt and several other SBC leaders discussed the challenges and opportunities...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – During a presentation designed to encourage Southern Baptists to engage the mission of...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — “The local, New Testament church is not the goal,” Vance Pitman, president of...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — During its presentation to the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Anaheim Tuesday...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) — At a breakfast to honor the women and men faithfully serving as...

“In the last 12 months, if the polls are right, half the pastors in this room...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Following a week of Southern Baptist seminary students engaging neighborhoods around Anaheim, 34...

NASHVILLE (BP) – For many churches, Easter Sunday is not only a special day to celebrate...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two pastors’ newfound friendship gave their churches an unexpected opportunity to serve their...