When Pastor David Smith found a way to express his respect for veterans of the U.S. military, he invited members of his church and community to join the effort. Smith, who leads First Baptist Church in Grayville, recently launched an initiative to clean the headstones of veterans buried in his town. Smith got the mayor’s […]
Baptist stats show COVID’s impact
Steep declines in baptisms, worship attendance marked pandemic year Months without in-person worship gatherings are evident in the Southern Baptist Convention’s most recent statistics, as churches in the denomination baptized 112,588 fewer people than the previous year. Worship attendance and church membership also declined in the year nearly all churches shut down gatherings due to […]
SCOTUS to hear key abortion case
Court will mull whether states can ban early abortions The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court said May 17 they will hear arguments next fall in a case that could have a significant impact on states’ abortion laws. The case out of Mississippi asks whether states can ban abortions before an unborn baby is viable. […]
SBC candidates respond to ordinations at Saddleback
A Southern Baptist church ordained three women as pastors in May, renewing the conversation over gender roles and the church. When Saddleback Church, led by Pastor Rick Warren, posted about the “historic night” on the church’s Facebook page, some Southern Baptist leaders responded on social media. “While I have long respected Saddleback’s ministry impact and […]
Plan your trip to Nashville
Headed to Music City for the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention? We asked Lifeway’s Carol Pipes to share some of her city’s highlights. See her guide to Nashville below, or download the PDF here.
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