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CRITICAL AID HELPING TEXANS FIND ‘SOME SENSE OF NORMALCY’

July 15, 2025

By Shawn HendricksThe Baptist PaperKERRVILLE — While Baptist Disaster Relief teams are meeting immediate needs in central Texas, some clean-up efforts in areas like Kerrville may be on hold another two to four weeks before they are accessible, says a DR leader. For now, DR teams continue providing critical aid where they can in the […]

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SBC PRESIDENT PRAYS FOR ‘RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE’ IN SENATE OPENING PRAYER

July 10, 2025

By Laura ErlansonBaptist PressWASHINGTON (BP) – Colossians 1:9, Ephesians 4:1 and Micah 6:8 were among the Scripture passages touched on in a prayer offered at the opening of the U.S. Senate this morning (July 9) by SBC President Clint Pressley. “Fill us with the knowledge of your will in all wisdom and understanding, that we […]

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STUDY: WHAT ARE PASTORS SAYING ABOUT CHURCH DISCIPLINE?

July 4, 2025

By Aaron EarlsLifeway Christian ResourcesBRENTWOOD — Most pastors say their churches have policies in place to address significant misbehavior by church members, but few have actually used those policies recently. According to a Lifeway Research study of more than 1,000 U.S. Protestant pastors, only 1 in 6 say their church has formally disciplined anyone in the past year. […]

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SUPREME COURT BACKS PARENTAL RIGHTS IN CHALLENGE TO SCHOOL GENDER CURRICULUM

June 30, 2025

ERLC news officeWASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major 6-3 victory June 27 in Mahmoud v. Taylor, ruling that parents have a First Amendment right to exercise their religious beliefs and should have the ability to opt their children out of public-school curriculum promoting radical gender ideology. The decision represents a significant win […]

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10 WAYS TO BEGIN REACHING YOUR COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST

June 26, 2025

By Chuck LawlessBaptist PressYou know my heart for the nations that don’t know Christ. At the same time, though, Jesus called us to reach our Jerusalem – our community where we live – even as we go to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). Here are some simple ways to move your congregation in […]

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TENN. SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST SBC

June 24, 2025

By Brandon Porter, Laura ErlansonBaptist PressNASHVILLE (BP) – The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear the appeal of the Southern Baptist Convention as it tries to protect its constitutional rights in a case connected to an inquiry by the SBC Credentials Committee. Preston Garner, a longtime worship pastor and school music teacher, and his wife Kellie filed suit […]

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‘PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH’: SOUTHERN BAPTIST LEADERS RESPOND TO IRAN BOMBING

June 23, 2025

By Brandon PorterBaptist PressWASHINGTON (BP) – Saying now is the time for peace, Pres. Donald Trump announced through social media a “very successful attack” on three nuclear weapons sites in Iran Saturday night (June 21). Trump’s announcement of American action came 10 days after Israel began missile attacks to drive back Iran’s production of nuclear weapons. The […]

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SCOTUS UPHOLDS TENNESSEE LAW BANNING TRANSGENDER HORMONE THERAPIES FOR MINORS

June 18, 2025

By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorChildren Protected from Puberty Blockers, Court Rules WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 18, 2025, in favor of a Tennessee law banning medical treatments and procedures, including puberty blockers, for transgender adolescents seeking gender transition. In United States v. Skrmetti, the court upheld a lower court’s decision, […]

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200 DISPLACED NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS SLAUGHTERED IN ‘WORST ATROCITY’

June 18, 2025

By Diana ChandlerBaptist PressYELEWATA, Benue (BP) – The 500 Christians had already fled terrorism at home and found temporary shelter in storefronts transformed into living quarters in downtown Yelewata. But as they slept overnight June 13, men identified as militant Fulani attacked from multiple sides. Shouting “Allahu Akhbar (God is great),” militants commenced an ungodly […]

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NEW BOOK FOCUSES ON CP CENTENNIAL

June 17, 2025

The Baptist PaperMEMPHIS — As the Southern Baptist Convention celebrates 100 years of the Cooperative Program — the SBC’s giving channel for missions and ministry — a new book explores the future of this cooperative effort. Chris Forbes, a longtime Southern Baptist marketing strategist and consultant, wrote “The Next Era of the Cooperative Program,” based […]

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SOUTHERN BAPTISTS VOTE TO KEEP ERLC

June 12, 2025

By Scott BarkleyBaptist PressDALLAS (BP) – In the latest attempt to abolish or defund the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, nearly 57 percent of messengers voted to keep the entity. A total of 6,563 ballots were cast, with 3,744 (56.89 percent) supporting the ERLC and 2,819 (42.84 percent) voting to abolish it. Eighteen votes (.27 […]

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SANCHEZ ‘LAW’ AMENDMENT FAILS PASSAGE AGAIN

June 12, 2025

By Zoë Watkins and Chris TurnerBaptist and ReflectorDALLAS — Messengers to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) failed to achieve the required two-thirds majority to amend the denomination’s constitution and bylaws to restrict the title and role of pastor/elder/overseer to men only. The proposal, introduced by Juan Sanchez, pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in […]

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