The Ukrainian Bible Society (UBS) reports that 1.6 million Bibles have been distributed in the country since Russia’s invasion, averaging nearly 1,000 copies per day. In 2026, demand is also rising for trauma support initiatives.
NASHVILLE (BP) – Total fiscal year giving for the 2023-2024 was just over $191 million falling a little more than 2 percent below the goal of $195,250,000.
Ahead of his speech Saturday at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation, Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church in California, warned believers must re-evangelise nominal Christians to fulfill the Great Commission, adding that some Christians have traded "spiritual power for political influence."
A panel of appeals court judges in Michigan ruled Monday that the Woodside Bible Church in Troy, Mich., must pay taxes on a retreat property owned by the church. The judge’s ruling upheld a previous...
NASHVILLE (BP) — There is a tension in ministry: get results now, but not at the expense of long-term effectiveness. The long game is important. Lessons from Matthew 13 are in play, because a seed doesn’t sprout immediately and yet is highly dependent on its current environment.
ALPHARETTA, Georgia (BP) – During a time when change seems to be constant for Southern Baptists, associational mission strategists (AMS) from across the United States met to learn more about how to lead through it.
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (BP) – The search team tasked with finding the next executive director-treasure of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) has announced it has selected Ed Emmerling to fill the role being vacated by Tim Patterson. Patterson, who came on board in 2015, announced his retirement late last…
More than two years after he was removed as lead pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, due to allegations of prescription drug abuse, domestic violence and embezzling money, once
An appeals court has ruled that a multisite Evangelical church in Michigan cannot be exempt from paying taxes on a property meant to serve as a retreat and recreation space
Discounted 2025 Annual Meeting hotel reservations open Oct. 7 DALLAS (BP) – More than 15,000 room nights will be available to Southern Baptists when the annual meeting reservation portal opens at noon EDT on Monday, Oct. 7. “The last two years, we have seen tremendous responses to the opening of…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BP) – Randy Covington, executive director/treasurer of the Alaska Baptist Resource Network, announced his upcoming retirement at the group’s annual meeting last week in Valdez, Alaska. He indicated that September 2025 would be his official departure. Covington has been serving as the executive director since May 2016. Prior…
