Prestonwood Baptist Church. That evening the church was hosting one of his foundation’s Night to Shine prom events for special needs students. The students are enrolled in St. Timothy Christian Academy, a ministry partner of Prestonwood...

National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) President Jerry Johnson has resigned, NRB announced Feb. 13. Though neither NRB nor Johnson has stated a reason for the resignation, NRB board chair Michael Little said in a news release Johnson’s...

Louisiana College President Rick Brewer has notified the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) that the Baptist-affiliated college has withdrawn its membership from the organization. The issue involves a policy passed by the CCCU...

Jayson Albers, who grew up in a Baptist church, made a living for a long time as an opening shift supervisor for Ryan’s steakhouse. “When they would start a new restaurant I would go in and train them on how to open the store,&rdquo...

Amid ongoing discussion of a former theology professor’s firing at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) and the board’s exclusion of a trustee elected by the Missouri Baptist Convention, SBU has announced the members of a Peer Assessment...

James MacDonald, a former radio and television preacher who has spoken several times at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Pastors’ Conference, has been fired as pastor of Chicago-area Harvest Bible Chapel, the church announced Feb. 13...

Southern Baptists celebrated the power of partnership with a veteran National Football League player and his family in dedicating a new ultrasound machine in a New Orleans health center. Benjamin and Kirsten Watson, along with their five children,...

The Gardner-Webb University (GWU) Board of Trustees announced Feb. 13 that William M. Downs has been named the institution’s 13th president. He currently serves at East Carolina University (ECU) as the dean of the Thomas Harriot College...

Everyone craves connections – a truth that Living Stone Community Church has embraced by using Facebook to minister to their community. Facebook can be an important tool in getting to know neighbors and pointing them to Christ, said Ali...

In a broad-ranging talk with members of the Association of State Baptist Publications (ASBP), Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear urged Southern Baptists to be a people known for the gospel. The meeting, which lasted more than 40...