Study reveals reasons pastors exit the ministry

August 18, 2025

Few pastors leave the pulpit each year, but those who do mostly say it was a personal decision.

Pastor Connections: What are people looking for in a church?

August 17, 2025

A few tips and more for pastors from pastors and church leaders.

Onslaught against Christians in Nigeria continues to claim more lives

August 16, 2025

Relentless attacks upon Christians in Nigeria have claimed at least 44 more lives since mid-July.

Weekend review: GCR Task Force files update; persecution in Eritrea and more

August 16, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE — These stories were compiled by The Baptist Paper.

Beeson’s Center for Women in Ministry event: ‘Becoming who we really are in Christ’

August 15, 2025

More than 200 women in ministry received guidance on “Becoming Who We Really are in Christ,” during a recent conference at the Center for Women in Ministry at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School.

Test scores rise in English, math across student groups, slight decline in science

August 15, 2025

Alabama’s latest statewide test results show improvement across nearly all demographic groups of students in English language arts and math, with a slight decline in

Hollinger’s Island Baptist worship leader Doug Bilbrey dies

August 15, 2025

Doug Bilbrey, worship leader at Hollinger’s Island Baptist Church in Mobile, died Aug. 14. In recent weeks, Bilbrey had also led Hollinger’s Island Baptist as they searched for a new pastor.