Rainer announces plan to retire from LifeWay

August 27, 2018

Thom S. Rainer, CEO and president of LifeWay Christian Resources, announced retirement plans via a blog post on thomrainer.com the evening of Aug. 27. “I

China destroys mosque to send a message

August 27, 2018

WEIZHOU, China — A newspaper of the ruling Communist Party said Aug. 11 that no religion is above the law in China, urging officials to

2019 CP budget proposal up $500,000 from current year

August 27, 2018

A $37.5 million Cooperative Program (CP) budget recommendation for 2019 has been approved by the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) trustees. The proposed

Law cements Israel’s status as Jewish state

August 26, 2018

JERUSALEM — In the wee hours of July 19, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed a controversial nation-state law that explicitly defines Israel as the “national

NAMB, FBC Woodstock announce big changes

August 26, 2018

Johnny Hunt is transitioning out of his role as pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, to become the new senior vice president of evangelism and leadership

Religious restrictions tighten in LPR-held region of Ukraine

August 26, 2018

Authorities of the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), an unrecognized entity that declared independence from Ukraine in 2014, have halted worship meetings by a range