Longtime pastor Vince Whittington dies Aug. 31

September 1, 2021

Vince Whittington, a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, died Aug. 31. He was 79. Whittington served as senior pastor and interim pastor of churches in Alabama,

Churches encouraged to #FillTheTank, baptize new believers on Sept. 12

September 1, 2021

The annual Southern Baptist emphasis on baptism is coming up Sept. 12, and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) is encouraging churches to celebrate by

Classes at NOBTS to resume online as campus, city clean up after Hurricane Ida

September 1, 2021

Classes will resume online next week at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary as the city cleans up from Hurricane Ida. Power is the main issue,

First Nations Version translates the New Testament for Native American readers

September 1, 2021

It’s a Bible verse familiar to many Christians — and even to many non-Christians who have seen John 3:16 on billboards and T-shirts or scrawled

First Christians punished under amended Iranian law

September 1, 2021

KARAJ, Iran — Three men, on June 26, became the first Christians punished under a newly-amended Iranian law to stop growth of Christianity and non-Muslim

Missionary kids learn U.S. culture before college

August 31, 2021

By Roger Alford The Christian Index Wearing shorts and a T-shirt, a soon-to-be college freshman is hanging out with friends who, like her, grew up

New Uzbek religion law keeps restrictions on religious freedom

August 31, 2021

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan’s new religion law went into effect July 6 and maintains almost all the previous law’s restrictions on religious freedom. The government