The recent murder trial of former pastor Matt Baker in Waco, Texas, was mesmerizing for many reasons. It involved sex, lies, premeditated murder, pornography and
Saying that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has “forgotten our first love” and is in need of revival, SBC President Johnny Hunt is calling the
DALLAS — The 2010 SBC Church Compensation Survey, a joint effort of Baptist state conventions, LifeWay Christian Resources and GuideStone Financial Resources, is now online.
You can’t rightly call Alan Jones, youth minister at First Baptist Church, Opelika, an iconoclast. But since moving to Auburn in 2006, he certainly has
During the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention State Conventions’ Summit, held Dec. 8–11 in Nashville, LifeWay Christian Resources outlined its Transformational Church (TC) initiative, a multiyear
ATLANTA — A recent poll showing public confidence in clergy at a three-decade low should be a wakeup call for the importance of maintaining excellence
Good missions projects don’t just happen. Following a few simple guidelines will help make the experience meaningful to on-mission volunteers as well as the people
Americans’ views of the “honesty and ethics” of clergy have hit a 32-year low, with just half rating their moral caliber as high or very
