SBC Ethics Committee Names New Candidate for President
Loading the Audio Player... A search committee within the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, or ERLC, on Monday announced Evan Lenow was its candidate for the group’s next...
Church & Ministries
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Bethlehem site thought to be Christ’s birthplace will be restored for first time in centuries
A cave in Bethlehem, revered by Christians around the world as the place of Christ’s birth, will undergo a restoration for the first time in 600 years as part of a collaborative effort to preserve a sacred site that connects believers to the roots of their faith.
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Two Christian nurses in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy
A court in Pakistan has acquitted two Catholic nurses who have been in hiding for nearly four years after they were charged with blasphemy in 2021, rights advocates said.
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Gateway Bible Teaching Conference Hits Record Attendance | Baptist Press
ONTARIO, Calif. – Gateway Seminary hosted more than 575 lay church leaders, pastors and educators on its Ontario campus for a conference on Bible teaching Saturday, Jan. 31.
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Mohler Calls Students to Long-Term Faithfulness at Spring Convocation | Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College marked the ceremonial beginning of the Spring 2026 term Tuesday (Feb. 3) with convocation, gathering faculty, students and staff for worship and to consecrate the semester’s work to the Lord.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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).
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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.
