4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (328+ words) North Carolina Pastor Clint Pressley, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), addressed Southern Baptists at their annual meeting on Tuesday (June 9), calling upon the denomination to "walk worthy" of the gospel." "From the day I became a Southern Baptist,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (287+ words) Beth Moore spent a weekend teaching Hebrews 10 to a packed room, and then she took questions. What came next was honest, personal, and the kind of pastoral moment her Living Proof Live audiences came to expect. Here's what she said…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (369+ words) Earlier this week, Ryan Blackwell, teaching and executive pastor of Cross Church, was elected president and CEO of'Lifeway Christian Resources. Cross Church, located in Springdale, Arkansas, averages a weekly attendance of about 11, 000. Lifeway is an entity of the Southern Baptist…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (205+ words) Nevertheless, the SBC does have mechanisms for revoking "friendly cooperation" with churches that place convicted sex offenders in positions of spiritual authority." The Credentials Committee was commissioned in 2019 as a standing committee that investigates claims that churches are no longer…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (213+ words) Tome shared, "We say at staff every day, "Hey, it's a great day to die." "Hey, it's a great day to lay down your pride. It's a great day to lay down your reputation. It's a great day to lay…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (300+ words) For decades, women have outnumbered men in church attendance and have often led the way in spiritual participation. But a significant shift is occurring in American Christianity that demands attention: Women'particularly younger women'are attending church less frequently than men. This…...