Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice has asked the SBC Executive Committee to recommend adding an article on gender and human sexuality to the Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Richard Land, who served on the committee that drafted that confession, says Rice is standing well within the Baptist tradition.
Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice has proposed amending the Baptist Faith & Message in response to what he considers cultural confusion over gender and marriage.
Outgoing Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley urged Southern Baptists to “learn to hate pride” in his final presidential address, warning that pride can damage relationships, weaken churches and undermine Christian witness.
The Southern Baptist Convention is slated to hold its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, next week and, as part of the proceedings, will consider several proposed resolutions. The recently released list of proposed resolutions touches on a variety of issues, from commemorating the Baptist contribution to religious liberty in the United States to responding to the recent rise in antisemitism.
As North Texas prepares to host nearly 4 million fans next month for the World Cup, churches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex are gearing up to reach them for Christ.
Southern Baptist Convention membership declined in 2025, but attendance and baptisms continued to rise, according to a newly released report.
Former Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines has entered hospice care, over two years after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
Southern Baptists are sharing the gospel at the Winter Olympic Games, officially known as Milano Cortina 2026, currently underway in Italy.
Nelson Price, a long-serving Southern Baptist Convention pastor credited with helping a Georgia congregation grow into a megachurch, has died. He was 94.
Brent Leatherwood, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, has stepped down from office, four years after he was tasked with leading the convention's political advocacy arm.
