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Even with disputes over Trump and critical race theory pushing some minority leaders out, others stand by the missional advantage in the country’s largest Protestant body.

The commemoration we recognize each year came out of a deep view of providence and everyday gratitude to God.

A new network of pastors says it’s trying to unite the SBC. But its critics fear the opposite.

SBC president J. D. Greear explains the uptick in an alternative name: Great Commission Baptists.

Esports opens new opportunities for evangelism, even during a pandemic.

Recruitment efforts draw African American pastors to SBC missions efforts, though growth is slowing.

Daily engagement had already been declining, but worsened during the pandemic, according to the annual State of the Bible report.

Church of the Highlands’s expulsion in Birmingham has some pastors worried about growing scrutiny.

Survey finds many still worry discussing race is “too political.”

Most evangelical churches and ministries tightened budgets yet saw steady donations this spring.

With a disproportionate number of the majority-Buddhist nation's outbreaks linked to church gatherings, is it religious persecution to punish leaders of the minority faith?

Russell Moore’s earliest appointees helped define a new era for the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm.

Tens of thousands have clicked to pray for salvation since the outbreak. Is the increase temporary or a harbinger of greater gospel witness online?

Without the typical influx of volunteers, ministries revise their plans and experts fear a COVID-19 kink in the missionary pipeline.

The International Mission Board launches new efforts to address historic shortage.

But victim advocates say the denomination hasn’t gone far enough.

Attention turns to a committee that could identify offending churches, a new measure put in place following the landmark Houston Chronicle series.

With advocates as well as the SBC president speaking out, #MeToo is changing expectations for who gets a platform in Southern Baptist churches.

The historic designation comes as the government shuts down fellow Christian congregations in the province, leaving advocates to wonder whether it represents propaganda or progress.