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ST. LOUIS — The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has reported a drop of 22,867 members in 2006, bringing membership in the St. Louis-based denomination to just

Denominational growth in America has reached a plateau and in many cases has declined, but one would get the wrong idea to think the evangelical

Belmont University in Nashville will pay the Tennessee Baptist Convention (TBC) $11 million over the next 40 years under the terms of a signed settlement

Receiving … passing on. That is the story of the ministry, the story of the Christian life,” said Timothy George, founding dean of Samford University’s

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — God is moving in unprecedented ways around the world and Southern Baptists face the challenge of joining their missionaries in “whatever it

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Declaring that “the mission of God in this century of glorious missions opportunities needs as much unity as possible,” Baptist World Alliance

After defeating the incumbent president of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) by a more than 2-to-1 vote, new president Gerald Davidson said he has been