Concerned over the direction that some leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have recently taken, a number of pastors in the denomination have formed the “Conservative Baptist Network.” The ...

With an abortion case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Southern Baptist Convention of June 2022 encouraged its members to pray for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that made ...

I feel Southern Baptists should be allowed to evangelize but should try to tailor their message to the unchurched–not seek converts from other religions and not stress their history of tolerance. In ...

Rev. Fred Luter, pastor of the Franklin Ave. Baptist Church, delivers a sermon during Sunday Services at the Church in New Orleans. AP NEW ORLEANS — The Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to ...

Pastor Willy Rice of Calvary Baptist Church of Clearwater, Florida, has announced his intention to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at next year’s annual meeting.

A sign on the door that says “Baptist Church” often offers little guidance as to what one may find inside. Will there be speaking in tongues? Strict Calvinist theology? A prosperity gospel? A strong ...

The humble log cabin had no steeple reaching skyward, no carillon bells calling the faithful to worship, no pews for the congregation to gather. In fact, what’s been called Lackawanna County’s first ...

A former Southern Baptist missionary who got her start as a church secretary is likely to become the first woman president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. If Joy Fenner wins the election ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar writes about how the Southern Baptist Convention’s views on abortion changed during the 1980s, when a more conservative wing seized control of the denomination. (The ...

(The Conversation) — Baptists believe that each person can have a personal relationship with God. This theology, a scholar writes, has also contributed to disagreements within the denomination since ...