Latest news this week: 2025 SBC Annual Meeting officers; SBC Book of Reports; Johnny Hunt update; faith, funerals & foxhounds

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

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To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports and other articles from The Baptist Paper this week, see below.

1. Who is running for officer positions at this year’s Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting? See full list of candidates … so far.

Second VP role gets second nominee, making it first contested SBC race so far

2. The SBC has released its 2025 Book of Reports online.

Looking for the 2025 SBC Book of Reports? It’s available online.

3. If you missed it, here is the latest on the Johnny Hunt lawsuit.

Update: Johnny Hunt jury trial on hold

4. Those who know Rusty Walton best might say that this bivocational pastor, who also helps run a funeral home, is “dead serious” about ministry.

Faith, funerals and foxhounds: How one bivocational pastor ministers in times of grief

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

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