12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (545+ words) GRIFFIN, Ga. — One year after McIntosh Baptist Church faced the possibility of closing its doors, its pastor, Daniel Sanderson, has been named “Replanter of the Year” by the North American Mission Board. Founded in 1894, McIntosh Baptist Church in Griffin had…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (495+ words) BOSTON — Ten years ago, Warner Robins, Georgia, native and church planter John David “JD” Mangrum, 49, and his wife Natalie accepted God’s call to plant a church in Boston, and with support from Georgia Baptists, they are thriving in a largely…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1291+ words) HIAWASSEE, Ga. — In a region where churches are often separated by mountains, winding roads, and long drives, 490 pastors, leaders, and volunteers gathered Sunday night at McConnell Baptist Church for training designed to equip local churches for ministry and evangelism. The…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (566+ words) ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The 2026 Replant Summit emphasized the spiritual work of renewal as nearly 400 pastors and church leaders gathered from 24 states and 181 churches, making it the largest Replant Summit the North American Mission Board has hosted. The August 25-26 event focused on…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (496+ words) Pace said a total of 528 campers attended the camp, which is owned and operated by Georgia Baptist Women, in 2026 and were served by 32 staff members and 44 missionaries, nurses, and volunteers. Pace added that nearly a fourth of the staff also…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (990+ words) FORT WORTH, Texas — President David S. Dockery encouraged faculty, staff, students, and friends of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College during Fall Convocation on Tuesday to pursue unity and truth, as Jesus prayed for believers throughout the centuries…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1395+ words) CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s 2026 SPARK conference season continued Sunday night with the second-largest gathering in the event’s history, as 853 people from 98 churches attended at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cartersville. The turnout for the church-strengthening conference included 135 walk-ups,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1308+ words) BOGART, Ga. — Prince Avenue Baptist Church dedicated its new 1,800-seat worship center on Aug. 2, celebrating a project church leaders described as the fulfillment of a decades-long vision and the next step in the church’s growing ministry in Oconee County. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (657+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Surrounded by close friends, family and leaders from across the Southern Baptist Convention, Ryan Blackwell expressed feelings of both gratefulness and humility — and also being a little overwhelmed in the moment — as he was installed as the 11th president…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (78+ words) The Christian Index Full-time or Bi-vocational Pastor Rose of Sharon Baptist Church in Doerun, Georgia is prayerfully seeking a full-time or bi-vocational Southern Baptist Pastor to serve as the spiritual shepherd of our church family, leading under the lordship of…...