By Editor Bob Terry Last week, we shared the Cooperative Program (CP) giving records of the presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) since 1979,
Dewey Mayfield, 78, retired many moons ago, but he did it again in June after 55 years in the ministry. He said he believes
If church leaders think their Sunday services will be the main point of entry for singles in their 20s and early 30s, they’re wrong.
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor William Herbert “Herb” Thrasher Sr. died July 25. He was 79. Thrasher served as a bivocational pastor of churches in the
Alabama’s chapter of the Christian Coalition of America dropped out of the national organization Aug. 23, declaring it has drifted from its founding conservative principles.
As the United Nations mobilizes troops to maintain a fragile ceasefire, Southern Baptists are stepping up relief efforts in Lebanon and Israel, funneling more than
After a three-year-long debate, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved wider distribution of a “morning-after” contraceptive, angering some religious conservatives and anti-abortion
Charles Churchwell (right) assists as Tim Bass (left), pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Dadeville, baptizes John Sheetz in the backwaters of Lake Martin Aug. 20.
