Latest news: 2026 SBC meeting; AI ministry statement; Iran and Israel fire missiles

June 8, 2026

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

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 14

June 8, 2026

Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 14, written by Scott Bush, D.Min., Executive Director, Ministry Training Institute, Samford University.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 14

June 8, 2026

Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 14, written by Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Mobile.

Opinion: Protecting kids from gambling’s digital pipelines

June 8, 2026

Years ago, parents could lock their front doors at night and reasonably assume their children were safe from the world’s adult vices. Today, that security is an illusion.

Wetumpka’s Village Church celebrates ‘another opportunity for growth’

June 8, 2026

Patrick Franklin never thought he would be planting a church in Wetumpka. Honestly, he expected it to be in Phoenix, Arizona. But God had other

Fortify Initiative brings abuse prevention training directly to local churches

June 7, 2026

“The Fortify Initiative is a turnkey, ‘ready-to-assemble’ abuse prevention and response training model designed to equip local SBC associations and state conventions to better protect their congregations,” says Jeff Dalrymple.

Birmingham’s Chris Crain named AMS of the Year

June 7, 2026

Birmingham Metro Baptist Association’s Chris Crain was selected as the Associational Mission Strategist of the Year by the Southern Baptist Conference for Associational Leaders at the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, June 7-8.