Salem First Baptist calls new pastor

August 3, 2023

Jodie Robinson Sr. is the new pastor of Salem First Baptist. A graduate of Florida Baptist Theological College (now The Baptist College of Florida), he

Newbern Baptist celebrates 175th anniversary

August 3, 2023

Newbern Baptist Church celebrated its 175th anniversary April 22. Associational missionary Lee Tate brought greetings, and Tom Stacey, former director of missions, was the guest

Your Voice: ‘Reorganized religion’ requires redemptive response

August 3, 2023

By Trennis Henderson The Baptist Paper Why don’t people go to church? Because they’re dead.” That unsettling quote, shared by author Bob Smietana during a

Gadsden pastor Rodger Collins dies July 28

August 3, 2023

Longtime pastor Timothy Rodger Collins of Gadsden died July 28. He was 65. A Morgan County native, Collins was in ministry for 41 years. He

SBOM Intentional Leader event encourages pastors to ‘continue to grow’ in preaching skills

August 3, 2023

Hershael York, professor of Christian preaching at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said he loves to “talk shop” with other preachers. the act of preaching is