4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (246+ words) From Ground Zero to Building Zero one truth has remained constant: we will never forget the men and women who perished on Sept. 11, 2001. Their memory calls us to live with courage, compassion, and a renewed commitment to building a better…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (586+ words) HILLSBORO, Texas — A citywide Bible class started by a First Baptist pastor a century ago has survived wars, the Great Depression, changes in church participation, a pandemic and more. M.B. Hays, former First Baptist Church of Hillsboro pastor, died in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (564+ words) On any given Sunday, Southern Baptists worship God in more than 100 different languages. Nearly one-fourth of our congregations are predominantly non-Anglo. We are becoming an increasingly diverse convention, and that diversity is one of God’s gifts to us. That diversity…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (759+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — The Scripture verse printed on the front of a resource from the Fortify Initiative may not seem the most obvious choice for an effort focused on protecting the vulnerable. One might expect a verse about children or sheep....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (548+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — When pastors look out from the pulpit and congregants glance around the pews, most say they see a church with people from across the generations. Almost 4 in 5 pastors (78%) and 9 in 10 churchgoers (91%) believe their church is multigenerational, with a…...