Latest news: American Bible Society’s 2026 State of the Bible report; Hurricane Isaias updates; and are you stuck in the future?

October 12, 2026

Check out these recent headlines reported by The Baptist Paper.

How knowing household demographics can help focus your congregation’s ministry

October 12, 2026

Should your congregation shift from simply counting individuals engaged with your congregation to capturing household-level demographics?

Pastor appreciation — the kind that lasts all year

October 8, 2026

We may think of pastor appreciation as a card in October. Paul saw it as a way of life for a healthy congregation, and he placed it in the middle of instructions on how a church ought to be ordered.

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Registration open for ‘simple, workable’ evangelism/discipleship strategy

September 23, 2026

“We want everyone to be able to share their faith and be able to pass it on … be able to teach others.” —Lawrence Phipps, pastor of First Baptist Gulf Shores and founder of It’s Life Ministry

Baptist pastor pay remains stagnant; what churches should know

September 13, 2026

Senior pastors at Southern Baptist churches have had to make do with less pay and even less purchasing power recently.

Pastor Connections: Training school equips pastors without traditional seminary route

September 9, 2026

A few tips and more for pastors and church leaders.

How should your church respond when the world changes?

September 8, 2026

A church’s communication calendar should never be more important than the people receiving it. Sept. 11, 2026, marks 25 years since the attacks that changed