Eyewitness testimony in gospels weighed by attorney and a NT scholar | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Scoffers of the Christian faith often reject the gospels as eyewitness testimony of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.
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Refugees face stiff obstacles to religious freedom, IRF Summit told
Record numbers of people are displaced by conflict and persecution worldwide, and they continue to face extraordinary obstacles to religious freedom as refugees, advocates told the sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit this week.
Faith-Based Organizations Can Now Get Funding for Addiction Recovery Programs, HHS Announces
U S Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr says faith-based organizations that meet evidence-based addiction recovery standards will now be able to access federal funding under the
Jesus Did Not Serve Grape Juice
Why reopen debate about what we serve for Communion? Because it matters that we follow God’s commands.
Rick Lance announces retirement plans from Alabama Baptist executive role | Baptist Press
PRATTVILLE, Ala. – After nearly three decades, Rick Lance has announced he will retire as executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM). Lance has held the post for 28 years and is currently the longest-serving state executive in the Southern Baptist Convention.
Finn will not be nominated for SBC recording secretary in Orlando | Baptist Press
GREENVILLE, S.C. (BP) – SBC Recording Secretary Nathan Finn says he will not be nominated for a fifth term at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Finn made the announcement on his blog Tuesday (Feb. 3).
Rome events to highlight World Day Against Human Trafficking
From Feb. 4–8, the Catholic Church will mobilize with a series of activities in Rome in support of human dignity and peace.
St. John Henry Newman is added to the General Roman Calendar: What does it mean?
The English saint, proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV in November 2025, is honored every Oct. 9.
Public platforms offer no protection for ministry leaders
Contemporary ministry culture leaves leaders without meaningful pastoral care. They are expected to be emotionally present, spiritually resilient, doctrinally precise, and endlessly productive, often without structures for accountability, confession, or rest. Leaders who finish well look different.
Daughter of imprisoned pastor in China hopeful at International Religious Freedom Summit
The daughter of a pastor imprisoned in China told the sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C. on Monday (Feb. 2) that she may never see her father again but maintains hope and faith in God.
