Rural associations hold semiannual meetings but consider changes

May 31, 2018

Joey Rodgers says in his association there are no big churches. “The biggest one may run 100 to 120,” he said. But the beauty of

Associations see celebration-style annual meetings drawing bigger crowds, inspiring involvement

May 31, 2018

By Grace Thornton The Alabama Baptist Neal Hughes said he can remember the days when associational meetings were three-day events. “We would meet at this

Patterson terminated from Southwestern Seminary

May 30, 2018

Paige Patterson has been terminated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, effective immediately. Full details provided by the seminary’s board of trustees in

Benton Baptist, Cutting Edge Ministry break racial barriers

May 30, 2018

The southern Alabama town of Benton may only have a population of 49 but God is still moving in a mighty way. On May 6,

FBC Montgomery’s ‘Master’s Garden’ meets food needs in Chisholm neighborhood

May 29, 2018

A “food desert” — that’s the label the Chisholm neighborhood carried when volunteers from First Baptist Church, Montgomery, planted the first seeds in a vacant

Stanley prioritizes interdenominational unity

May 28, 2018

ATLANTA — In remarks at the Orange Conference North Point Community Church, Pastor Andy Stanley suggested church unity is more important than “theological correctness.” Stanley’s