Equipping churches for sexual abuse prevention, response

March 1, 2026

“We want churches to be the safest place where kids can hear the gospel,” said Jeff Dalrymple, Executive Committee abuse and prevention director.

Latest news: US, Israel launch attack on Iran; ministry and motherhood; Rosaria Butterfield shares about sin, transformation

February 28, 2026

Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.

Ezell to students: ‘We are called to live sent’

February 27, 2026

“We are called to live sent.” That was the message shared in Chapel at the University of Mobile on Feb. 25 by guest speaker Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board.

School prayer proposal for Alabama fails in House committee

February 26, 2026

A proposed constitutional amendment requiring local school boards to vote on allowing voluntary prayer in public schools failed to advance Wednesday (Feb. 25) after a pointed debate in the House Education Policy Committee.

Baptist outreach efforts ‘just getting started’ on follow up after Olympics

February 26, 2026

The Winter Olympics have come to a close, but Southern Baptist missionaries are just getting started!

Parole board could receive more authority, ‘reasonable approach’ over revocations

February 24, 2026

Bills pending in the Alabama Legislature would give the Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole more decision-making authority over parole revocations and modify the current law that doesn’t require a conviction to send people back to prison.