3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (602+ words) ASHEBORO, N. C. (BP) " As Reagan P. Wilbanks and his grandfather Douglas Small help mobilize 1 million Christians praying for the salvation of a million souls by Pentecost Sunday, Wilbanks shares his earliest recollections of his grandfather's prayers. From the age of 5 or so,…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (882+ words) Events at local parks are typical outreach endeavors for church planters to get to know people in the community. LAVA HOT SPRINGS, Idaho " When you've been planting churches and strategizing about starting churches for almost 30 years, you learn a thing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1118+ words) SEBTS establishes Bruce Little Chair of Christian Philosophy By Mary Asta Mountain/SEBTS WAKE FOREST, N. C. " During chapel on March 31, 2026, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Judson College announced the creation and installation of the Bruce Little Chair of Christian Philosophy in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (395+ words) NATCHITOCHES, La. " A former associate pastor and youth pastor was sentenced last month after pleading guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile. Michael Ross Mc Grath, 45, was arrested in February 2024 on seven counts of the same charge....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (223+ words) CORDOVA, Tenn. (BP) " Former Southern Baptist Convention president and pastor emeritus of Bellevue Baptist Church Steve Gaines has entered hospice care, the church announced in a letter to members this week. Gaines revealed in November 2023 he'd been diagnosed with kidney…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (851+ words) Editor's note: October is Cooperative Program Emphasis Month in the Southern Baptist Convention. WHITEFISH, Mont. (BP) " At the very moment pastor Curt Sparkman spread his arms preaching a sermon at Flathead Lake in northwest Montana, a bald eagle stretched its…...