Tom Strode

DALLAS – The Vietnamese Baptist Union of North America celebrated America’s 250 th

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — They may share a congregation, but men and women have different discipleship needs, according to new analysis from Lifeway Research.

There were real dangers lurking among the crowds that Jesus was feeding, healing and teaching. These same dangers still exist in the congregations we serve today. Some are more obvious than others, so I’d like to point out four of our greatest threats.

DALLAS (BP) – Vocational satisfaction, mental health and relational wellbeing continue to challenge pastors despite growing assurance in their calling, newly released State of the Church research found, with many pastors under 45 also citing financial concerns.

NASHVILLE (BP) – A spike in hatred and persecution against Jewish people was the motivation for the resolution on antisemitism passed by messengers at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.

That year, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted the Baptist Faith and Message and launched the Cooperative Program — a unified funding strategy that continues to make a global impact today.

METROPOLIS, Ill. – Kinley Logeman had never been to Chicago before a summer youth mission trip several years back. While it’s in the same state, Metropolis is completely different from its far north neighbor, having fewer than 6,000 people and sitting on the southern border of Illinois.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – For Pastor Chad Weeks, Russell Baptist Church’s renewed commitment to the Cooperative Program isn’t a new direction. It’s a return to where the church began.

Crash landings of commercial jets are extremely rare. Yet, before any plane takes off, flight attendants provide instructions for emergency landings on land or water. Most passengers seem to ignore the flight attendants. People might get away with that on a plane, but it is always costly when people ignore…

Oklahoma Baptist DR responds to severe storms; Texans on Mission monitoring Hill Country flooding.