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ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – “Buried with Christ in baptism and raised to walk in the newness...

NEW ORLEANS – Faithfulness in difficult places often looks like, as one writer has said, a...

Fort Bragg, N.C. (BP)—You would think January 26, 1997, would be the best day of Darius...

MIAMI — Against a backdrop of Miami’s vast diversity and vibrancy, trustees with the North American...

MIAMI – Ken Whitten, recently retired pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., will become...

EMMETT, Idaho (BP) – Riverside Church, having successfully grown a 2019 church plant into a constituted...

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Dozens of pastors came together January 24-25 for a two-day coaching session through...

NASHVILLE (BP) — Shane Pruitt’s background in observing students is tough to top. Last year alone,...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteer Jason Yarbrough kicked off his first year as state...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Hundreds of Southern Baptist student ministry leaders came together in the Chattanooga Convention...

SPRING HILL, Kan. (BP) — Jay Sloan had a calling so clear, it bugged him into...

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Kevin and Casey Kilgore had what most would consider normal lives. Kevin had...