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Jimmy Carter, former Southern Baptist and 39th U.S. President, dies at 100

Americans of faith greatly impacted the 2024 election, but they aren’t the most politically engaged group

Trends in evangelical giving show signs of alarm – and it's already sounding in the Southern Baptist Convention

Oh, Canada! Nearly $1 billion committed to border security by U.S. northern neighbor

Baltimore church seeks to reduce health disparities and morbidity rates with $32 million health and wellness center

Russia pulls out of port as Israel sinks ships and destroys Syrian air defenses; prayer urged for ongoing conflict in region

New suspect arrested by Georgia authorities in decades-old murder case of couple at Georgia Baptist church

The fall of Syria adds to instability in the Middle East; Israel seizes land on the Syrian border and bombs Damascus

Studies say people are less religious, yet Bible sales are soaring. What does it mean?

Judge sets June 17 for civil trial in case of Johnny Hunt vs. the Southern Baptist Convention

How Hunter Biden's pardon is different than previous presidential pardons

Donalds: Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education would be a good thing

Trump names Prestonwood Baptist associate pastor and former Texas state Rep. Scott Turner to lead HUD

‘Grace and humility’ urged by Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Jack Graham following Trump's election to a second term as president

Popular Baptist speaker, author, and sociologist Anthony “Tony” Campolo dies

Southern Baptists are included in President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his new administration

Texas Baptists reject motion to affirm the SBC’s 2000 statement of faith that limits the role of pastor to men, opt to stick with the 1963 BF&M

Trump nominates Mike Huckabee to serve as U.S. ambassador to Israel

Sabo: Big Eva’s missteps may marginalize the potential influence of a massive Christian evangelical voting bloc

Christian evangelicals among groups key to electing Trump to a second term

Southern Baptist leaders react to the election of Donald Trump as the nation’s 47th president

SBC’s Mohler endorses former President Donald Trump, says Christian conservatives face big challenges in the years ahead

Will 'garbage' Trump supporters turn out in the 2024 election, or does a new Iowa poll point to massive momentum for Harris?

U.S. church leaders encourage prayer in response to possible post-election violence and unrest

In addition to biblical teaching, addressing cultural issues essential to a pastor's role, according to Lifeway Research study

Anti-biblical worldview and the rejection of God contributing to mental health crisis and widespread depression, says Barna

‘Nones’ report lower levels of flourishing compared to practicing Christians, says new report from the American Bible Society

Kamala Harris wants Christians to fund ‘fundamental freedom’ to have an abortion

Documentary on David Platt's tumultuous tenure at McLean Bible Church debuts

Historic Southern Baptist church continues to make the news for all the wrong reasons

Missouri Baptists lead the charge to push back a constitutional amendment to codify abortion in the state

ERLC files amicus brief defending law prohibiting gender transition for minors

NAMB offers free resources to assist Southern Baptist churches to start and host Christian schools

Can’t make the trip to Jerusalem? Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas now has its own 'Western Wall'

Fox Nation to live-stream Sunday worship services of First Baptist, Dallas, beginning Oct. 13

Evangelicals join solidary event held for Israel as it marks the one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks; SBC’s ERLC pledges support

Former Southern Baptist pastor Mike Huckabee No. 2 on the list of ‘10 Most Influential Christian Zionists’

If the two presidential debates prove anything it is the progressive left isn’t fit to govern the United States

Big Eva’s virtue signaling confuses conservative orthodox Christians who ask, 'Where is that in the Bible?'

Former Baptist pastor and founder of the Pulpit & Pen blog found guilty of felony embezzlement, fined $15,000

Mississippi minister beaten and left for dead after taking a wrong turn leaving Memphis airport

Reform advocate issues scathing rebuke of Southern Baptist Executive Committee and its “gross mismanagement” of SBC assets

SBC Executive Committee puts downtown Nashville building up for sale, citing more than $12 million in legal expenses from abuse investigation

Gallup: Trump and Harris nearly tied in favorability with 47 days left before the Nov. 5 election

Pastors answering Lifeway Research poll plan overwhelmingly to vote for Trump, but many hesitant to share preference

Radicals are at the gate and they're hellbent on destruction

Faith, politics, and the conservative Christian

Progressive Christians issue 'A Confession of Evangelical Conviction'

SBC's Mohler makes liberal ‘False Prophets’ list, issues warning to Trump on abortion

Americans are increasingly progressive in areas of morality, pessimistic about the future

Canceled insurance policy forces Baptist association to sell 300-acre camp

Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) and the American church

Evangelicals for Harris seek to rally support for the Presidential candidate who ‘better reflects Christian values and teachings’

Today in Baptist History: W.A. Criswell ordained to the gospel ministry

Mainstream media boosts Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris with massive positive publicity - NewsBusters

Harris winning big among Democrats, but even bigger among atheists and those who say they rarely or never attend church

Crackdown on Christian ministries continues in Nicaragua, assets seized by the state

Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated seminaries train nearly 19% of all theological students in the U.S.

Make no mistake: Joe’s record is Kamala’s record

2024 Democratic National Convention to kick off in Chicago amid concerns of protest violence and questions about the party’s platform and nominee

Draft of DNC 2024 Platform champions abortion and seeks to protect the transgender industry, but fails to mention ‘God’ or ‘Christian’

Vandalism, arson, bomb threats against U.S. churches on the rise since 2018 - Family Research Council

What does the Bible say about church membership, and why is it important?

Demolition of deadliest American mass church shooting site begins despite community opposition

Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Jack Graham says Democrats’ Marxist ideology ‘would be the death of America’

Kamala Harris's running mate Tim Walz is a member of the liberal Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA)

Christian investors ask major retailers not to sell abortion pills, citing adverse side effects

Most Protestant pastors have little work experience outside of vocational ministry - Lifeway Research

Baylor lowers the required number of Baptists on its Board of Regents to 67% in response to ‘changing denominational demographics’

317 million Christians worldwide face ‘very high or extreme’ persecution in 2024

Vacation Bible School: A Baptist tradition and key outreach tool for the church

SBC's Leatherwood and the ERLC continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons

Lifeway Research study indicates fewer churchgoers are inviting guests to church than just a few years earlier

SBC’s True Love Waits emphasis impacted millions of teenagers across the globe

Liberty University Trustees announce settlement agreement with former president Jerry Falwell Jr.

Christians and leaders worldwide express outrage over controversial Olympic opening ceremony

Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is a member of historic San Francisco Baptist church; former staffer says her Christian faith influences 'worldview, ethics'

Elevation Church experiences 21% growth in attendance since leaving the SBC; tithes and offerings top $100 million

City gives FBC, Dallas, permission to attempt to preserve exterior walls of historic sanctuary

ERLC clarifies events surrounding 'firing' debacle; says Leatherwood is a 'man of utmost moral and ethical integrity'

Update: Leatherwood remains president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission; chairman resigns

ERLC warns reclassification of marijuana would ‘harm public health and undermine a well-functioning society’

Historic First Baptist, Dallas, sanctuary destroyed by fire

Trump to Americans: 'I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of Almighty God'

Biden plans to propose sweeping changes to the Supreme Court as pressure increases for him to leave race for White House

Republican Party seeks to strike a balance between broadening its appeal while preserving historical identity with base

Southern Baptist International Mission Board releases 2023 statistical report

Faith leaders say God protected Trump; Johnson asks politicians to tone down rhetoric in race for White House

Huckabee: American politics extremely polarized; government desperately needs to be ‘in the hands of people of integrity’

Pro-life organizations called ‘terrorist groups’ in Army briefing slide; point to potential broader problems in the readiness of the U.S. military

The role of Christianity in government and ‘Christian nationalism’ discussed at National Conservatism Conference

Biden Administration's Title IX transgender agenda in schools halted by court rulings

Republican Party platform on abortion is applauded by some pro-life advocates but disappoints many Southern Baptists

Project 2025 seeks to dismantle the ‘deep state’ and give advice to the next president; Democrats want to use it as a tool against frontrunner Donald Trump

This Week in The Baptist Report

18 churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention on the annual Top 100 list of largest churches in America

Megachurch pastor Andy Stanley says in sermon that it’s OK for Christians to be Democrats

Stanley criticizes SBC for removing Saddleback Church; says women pastors remove obstacles for people to follow Jesus

Biden slams SCOTUS ruling on presidential immunity/Trump during partisan primetime TV address; poll reveals political free fall

Supreme Court rules that former President Trump is immune from prosecution for some of his alleged conduct while in office

SCOTUS strikes down Chevron doctrine, curtailing power of federal agencies and Big Pharma

The presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump – a Christian perspective

Charitable giving continues decline in 2023 after years of record inflation and pandemic

Louisiana Ten Commandments law faces court challenge from parents and clergy

Accreditation warning extended for Southwestern Seminary through 2025

Daily Wire reporter Megan Basham honored for journalism exposing the left-ward drift of evangelical pastors, leaders, and the SBC

Church leader says sexual abuse incident could have been avoided had the SBC put in place a sex offender registry

Conservatives rejoice as the Southern Poverty Law Center announces mass layoffs, restructuring

Legal challenges loom as Louisiana mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms

Former President Trump asks Southern Baptists to defend religious liberty, free speech and innocent life in pre-SBC speech

Annual Black Church Leadership and Family Conference sponsored by Lifeway reflects growing ethnic diversity in the SBC

Lifeway survey finds more churches are supporting crisis pregnancy centers after Roe v. Wade was overturned, but that a majority still don't

ISIS kills 80 Christians, decapitating victims in Democratic Republic of Congo

Pence talks abortion, politics and prayer in appearance at ERLC event at SBC Indy

Paul Pressler, a controversial figure in Southern Baptist history, dies at 94

Pastors applaud – and rebuke – the intersection of faith and politics in the 2024 election campaign

Southern Baptists that claim 'no creed but the Bible,' take no action to add the Nicene Creed to their statement of faith

Ezell to BGCT churches: NAMB will support church plants anywhere but in Texas

Supreme Court preserves access to controversial mail order abortion drug mifepristone

Law Amendment prohibiting women pastors rejected; Southern Baptists elect N.C. pastor as president at annual meeting

Regional director says that NAMB has no problem with women preachers, according to emails that have surfaced

Southern Baptists to elect new leadership, vote on issues of church governance at annual meeting in Indianapolis this week

Live stream available for 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis

J.D. Greear says Southern Baptists face a ‘defining moment’ regarding critical issues in the denomination; Law Amendment has ‘significant negative ramifications’

Trump, Pence to speak at SBC auxiliary events in Indianapolis

ERLC roasted on X/Twitter after posting 'Bringing Hope to the Public Square' video

A Christian response to the trial and conviction of former President Donald Trump

Preliminary SBC resolutions address abortion, reproductive technologies, religious liberty, and the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)

Why Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are detrimental to the witness of the Christian church

Group of SBC theologians and pastors want the Nicene Creed added to the Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M)

Graham, Merritt, along with other Christian leaders and influencers, weigh in on former President Trump's conviction

Guarneri: Future of NAMB funding of BGCT evangelism and church plants in doubt

Missouri lawmaker’s daughter and son-in-law killed in Haiti gang attack while serving as missionaries

So you want to work for the SBC? Be a Real Estate Loans Consultant for NAMB!

SBC Executive Committee leader opposes Law Amendment on women pastors

Former SWBTS professor indicted with obstructing justice by falsifying records

SBC's 2024 Book of Reports provides detailed – and vague – information about its seminaries and various entities

Public response to Harrison Butker’s speech illustrates how far American society has fallen – but that doesn’t mean his words aren’t biblical and true

Hope Church emerges as a new community of faith in Little Rock following Immanuel Baptist sexual abuse scandal

Southern Baptist ERLC pushes back against Biden regulations that undermine religious liberty, widen access to abortion, and harm children and families

McRaney’s response to Ezell’s ‘Helpful information in case you get questions’

‘Helpful Information’ about McRaney-NAMB case offered by Ezell to association leaders after open letter is sent to NAMB and SBC Executive Committee trustees

221-year-old SBC congregation faces expulsion for having a woman as pastor to children and women

Why smaller membership church pastors are not elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention

The influence of woke ideologies in the Southern Baptist Convention and their potential impact on new congregations in the denomination

SBC membership dips below 13 million in 2023 - LifeWay Research

Baptisms and worship attendance grow despite recent Southern Baptist membership decline - Lifeway Research

Allen's comments on SBC sexual abuse lawsuits ignite a firestorm on social media

SBC Cooperation Group proposes recommendations to strengthen cooperation and define boundaries

Davidson: ‘Moral’ abortion and euthanasia point to the rise of paganism in the United States

Voter feelings about the 2024 race for U.S. President are complicated - Pew Research

Historic First Baptist Church of Richmond, Va., faces crucial vote on severing ties with SBC over Law Amendment

William Wolfe discusses the need for the SBC’s revitalization and reform in Plain Speech Podcast

Faith leaders – including NAMB's Shane Pruitt – criticize Taylor Swift album for mocking God, 'anti-Christian' lyrics

Longtime international missions leader Clyde Meador dies - IMB

So you thought all Southern Baptists were conservative Republicans? Think again.

$1 million lawsuit accuses the SBC and Houston's Champion Forest Baptist of negligence while a youth pastor committed crimes of sexual abuse against minors in the church

Southern Baptist associations: A foundational network of cooperation and local church support

SBC rolling out 5-step program and toolkit to combat sex abuse in churches

Russell Moore’s complex relationship with the Southern Baptist Convention

Mandisa, Grammy-winning contemporary Christian singer and former Lifeway employee, dies at age 47

A prayer guide for the 2024 presidential election

Former volunteer at high-profile Southern Baptist church in Arkansas arrested on abuse charges

NCOSE releases 'Dirty Dozen List' that includes industry giants Apple, Meta, Spotify, LinkedIn, and others

Southern Baptist pastor Ed Young calls President Biden 'godless' in sermon April 14

7 roles of a pastor in the church: A biblical exploration and Southern Baptist position

Notable Baptists: Herschel Hobbs hosted 'Baptist Hour' and led the 1963 revision of the Baptist Faith & Message

Southern Baptists and other evangelicals consider Israel and Ukraine funding priorities

Historic First Baptist, Augusta, Ga., adapts to influx of visitors during the Masters Golf Tournament

Israel braces for attack by Iran stationed at Gaza border - here's what Christians need to know

What is the Law Amendment proposal and the debate regarding women in ministry in the Southern Baptist Convention about?

On April 10, 1946, Bill and Louise Medling were appointed by the SBC Foreign Mission Board as missionaries to Japan

The Gestapo hangs German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, after discovering his involvement in a failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler - April 9

Baptist leader and educator George Morling dies in Sydney, Australia; Morling College is named for him - April 8

Formation of the National Association of Evangelicals at Hotel Coronado in St. Louis, Mo. - April 7

The ancients worshiped the stars, and so does today's culture

Eric Liddell, the Olympic athlete featured in the film Chariots of Fire, makes his evangelistic debut - April 6

McRaney case against the North American Mission Board sparks debate in appellate court April 4

Indian Princess Pocahontas, a convert to Christianity, marries English colonist John Rolfe - April 5

SBC experiences a massive decline in congregations and members in 2022

Civil rights leader and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. - April 4

Death of Anglican bishop Reginald Heber in India, writer of 'Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!' - April 3

Tooley: Dealing with Jimmy Carter

Fundamentalist Baptist evangelist Mordecai Ham is born in Kentucky - April 2

A battle for Baptist autonomy: The McRaney case against the North American Mission Board and why it should matter to Southern Baptists

Pastor says 150-foot cross that cost $200,000 a ‘symbol of hope’ to the community

David Brainerd begins work among the Housatonic Indians in Massachusetts, inspiring generations of future missionaries - April 1

Isaac Backus, notable Baptist evangelist and advocate of religious freedom, is called to be pastor of Bridgewater, Mass. - March 31

It’s not Easter, it’s ‘Transgender Day of Visibility,’ according to the woke Biden administration

Christians have mixed reactions to former President Donald Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible

Why do we say Jesus was in the tomb for 3 days if He died on Friday and was resurrected on Sunday?

Thomas Cranmer, the chief architect of the English Reformation, is consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury. He authors the 'Book of Common Prayer' - March 30

Sight & Sound announces free Easter streaming of JESUS theatrical performance

Al Mohler stirs debate on abortion abolition, whether women should be prosecuted

Why do Christians call today ‘Good Friday,’ a day Jesus was tortured, humiliated, and nailed on the cross to die?

The first St. Patrick's Day parade is held in New York City - March 29

Arkansas pastor who mishandled abuse claims announces resignation

It was announced that Wake Forest was the proposed site for the new Southern Baptist seminary, still yet to be named - March 28

Biblical, morally uplifting content succeeds in Hollywood

Evangelist Franklin Graham to broadcast 'message of hope' from Israel on Easter Sunday

Southern Baptist missionary Lynda Bethea is beaten to death by robbers in Kenya when she and her husband stop to help a 'wounded' African lying in the road - March 27

Baptist church in Arizona sues border city government over food program for poor

Woman who set fire to historic First Baptist Church in Montgomery in 2021 gets 8 years in prison

33-year-old Albert Mohler introduced as the ninth president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary - March 26

Baptist professor found dead in men's club while attending Orlando conference

NFL quarterback shares faith, family and football with Cypress Baptist Church

Broken Arrow, Okla., Southern Baptist Church investigates former minister’s history of abuse

England's King James I, who authorized the translation project that produced the 1611 King James (Authorized) Version of the Bible, dies - March 25

Prominent Baptist pastor shot dead by unknown hitmen in Myanmar (Burma)

Palm Sunday and its significance to Christians

The first religious services were telecast in the United States on W2XBS (WNBC-TV) in New York City - March 24

More details emerge from Adam Greenway lawsuit against Southwestern Seminary

Pastoral hypocrisy and bad preaching are a turnoff to churchgoers - Lifeway Research

John Greenwood and Henry Barrowe are brought to trial, charged with 'publishing and dispensing seditious books.' They are hanged in April. - March 23

Significant vote on proposed Law Amendment center stage at SBC Annual Meeting in June

Former Southern Baptist seminary president files lawsuit against seminary and a former trustee claiming defamation of character

Death in New Jersey from smallpox of Jonathan Edwards, Christian pastor, theologian, scientist, and educator - March 22

Iorg elected president/CEO of the Southern Baptist Executive Committee after long search

Transgender activist lays out so-called ‘moral case’ for ‘transitioning’ children

Martin Luther King, Jr. leads more than three thousand civil rights demonstrators on a march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery - March 21

Christians and the 2024 election

Evangelist William Romaine preaches at St. Mary’s, Oxford, on “the Lord our righteousness;” he offends self-righteous scholars and is barred from preaching there again - March 20

China is the most religiously oppressive government globally, according to Pew Research

2024 SBC Annual Meeting schedule announced

The Edict of Amboise grants a narrow permission for the exercise of the Protestant religion in France - March 19

Louisiana Reach Haiti staff members trapped in Port-au-Prince amid street gang violence

Oregon rolls back liberal drugs policy

Charles Edward Fuller, founder of Fuller Seminary and voice of The Old Fashioned Revival Hour, dies - March 18

Patrick, missionary to Ireland and the country's patron saint, dies - March 17

How a seminary professor ignited a controversy that transformed the Southern Baptist Convention into what it is today

John Albert Broadus, who trained a generation of Southern Baptist preachers, dies - March 16

New data shows hopeful increases in pastors’ confidence and satisfaction - Barna

Biden evacuated bureaucrats but left American missionaries to die in Haiti

God answers fervent prayers to save the colonial ship Fame from sinking in the Atlantic - March 15

Ralph Reed’s army plans $62 million spending spree to boost evangelical turnout

How evangelicals are using digital surveillance to target the unconverted

Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters, now they are visiting as wartime volunteers

William Leddra of Barbadoes becomes the last Quaker executed for his faith in Boston - March 14

Liberal, conservative evangelicals agree on sinfulness of abortion and gay sex, survey says

How progressive Christianity is ‘taking over’ with woke, ‘false versions of Jesus’

New group forms to turn the Southern Baptist Convention in a more conservative direction

Mohler: 'Christian nationalist' just a new label for an old narrative from the Left

Christ of the Andes statue is dedicated on the Argentina-Chile border - March 13

Faith, politics, and the conservative Christian

German Protestants arrive in colony of Georgia to create a new town, Ebenezer - March 12

Journalism has a religion problem

Abuse allegations taint Southern Baptist leader's legacy

In response to a sermon by John Knox, a Reformation mob burns churches in Perth, Scotland, and instructs the friars to hold mass no more - March 11

Sex abuse survivors dispute Southern Baptist leadership and say federal investigation is ongoing

'Heretic' Anabaptist leader burned at the stake in Vienna by Roman Catholics - March 10

'How does a pastor survive a 59% vote of confidence?' - Baptist editor asks

Boston Gazette prints criticism against the feasting and boisterous merrymaking during pastor's ordination - March 9

The 17 best Christian Podcasts in 2024

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address: A Christian Perspective

Colonial evangelist Gilbert Tennent preaches his famous sermon 'The Danger of An Unconverted Ministry' in 1740

What the Southern Baptist sexual abuse scandal is about and how it could impact the country's largest Protestant denomination

5 classic Christian movies to watch with your family before Easter

Candidates for Southern Baptist Convention president offer a variety of skill sets and experience

Lifeway Christian Resources revenue recovers

Southern Baptist official says federal probe of church abuse allegations closed, no charges expected

Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) and the American church

Why the Supreme Court victory by former President Donald Trump matters to the church

Today in Christian History - March 6

New Barna study reveals how pastors can use AI

Kentucky church among churches ousted by Southern Baptist Convention for having woman pastor

Forum focuses on differences between Christian Nationalism and Christianity

Religious Freedom Restoration Act sees revival of state support

Ed Young calls immigrants ‘undesirables,’ ‘garbage’ and ‘raff’

SBC pastor accused of drugging and molesting 15-year-old girl

Four candidates will vie for president of the Southern Baptist Convention

The biblical perspective on abortion

A biblical perspective on borders

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