Lawrence Tong, International Director Emeritus of OM International, closed the third evening of the Arise Asia 2026 Congress challenging participant to confront a stark reality: that the greatest obstacle to world mission may not be distance, difficulty, or danger, but the condition of the heart of those already gathered in the Father's house.
DALLAS (BP) – Hispanic Baptists from across the country gathered June 9 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas for a full day of training, encouragement and spiritual growth as part of the Hispanic Celebration preceding the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting.
DALLAS (BP) – The statistics presented by a former FBI agent are shocking.
The Supreme Court of the U.K. on Monday (June 9) refused a school’s attempt to appeal a Court of Appeal decision favoring a Christian employee fired for social media posts opposing LGBTQ+ materials in class.
Evangelical leader Rick Warren spoke at a Roman Catholic event in Rome last week and suggested in a related interview that God the Father has yet to answer Jesus Christ s high priestly prayer
DALLAS (BP) – Honoring Christ in the pastorate requires faithful preaching and holy living, attendees were told during the final sessions of the SBC Pastors’ Conference in Dallas June 9.
Evangelical leaders from across Asia will gather in South Korea beginning Wednesday (June 11) for the Asian Evangelical Leadership Forum (AELF), convened under the theme “Disciple or Die 2.0,” a continuation of the urgent call to discipleship and mission from earlier gatherings. Hosted at Antioch Center near Seoul, the three-day forum is organized by the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA) and will serve as a strategic platform for accelerating discipleship movements across the continent.
In April, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) - an offshoot of Boko Haram and an affiliate of the Islamic State in parts of Nigeria and the Sahel - deployed four armed drones carrying grenades in an attempted attack on a military base in Borno, northeast Nigeria. This was the first time the proscribed group was using drones for direct attacks, a step-up from surveillance and reconnaissance cases.
DALLAS (BP) – Donna Gaines, wife of pastor Steve Gaines, and Gayle Roberts Foster, daughter of the late Adrian Rogers, were the featured speakers at the Pastors Wives and Women in Ministry Conference, June 9, at the SBC annual meeting.
If you grew up in a church with a denominational label—Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, take your pick—there’s a good chance you’re not sitting in the same
NASHVILLE (BP) – In 1925, Southern Baptists looked to the future with the launch of a new funding mechanism. Hope was high, but so was anxiety after the recently-completed $75 Million Campaign fell a little over $16 million short of its goal.
