Baptist Life

DALLAS (BP) -- Going into this year's annual meeting as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Steve Gaines acknowledged Southern Baptists face some critical decisions in the days and months ahead. more

DALLAS (BP) -- Leading up to this year's Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas, SBC president Steve Gaines answered questions from Baptist Press regarding this year's gathering and lessons and rewarding moments he's encountered during the past two years. more

FRANKFORT, Ky. (BP) -- Each Sunday, Michelle Chitwood leaves her husband and children (an adopted daughter, a foster daughter and their older brother and sister, the Chitwoods' biological children), picks up an order of Chicken McNuggets and fries, and spends the afternoon at the Maryhurst residential facility in Louisville for children in crisis. more

BOSTON (KT) – Increasing numbers of pastors from the Bible belt are migrating north to Boston to start churches in a city that has fewer Christians than Saudi Arabia. Kentucky native David … more

BOERNE, Texas (BP) – When members of First Baptist Church in Boerne, Texas, heard recordings of radio transmissions from a Southwest Airlines pilot who made a harrowing emergency landing this week in Philadelphia, they recognized the voice as one of their own. more

STAUNTON, Ill. (BP) – Volunteers carried a livestock feeding trough April 8 into the high school gymnasium where NET Community Church meets each Sunday. more

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Oil isn’t the only thing being changed at auto service centers in central Appalachia. Lives are, too. more

GLASGOW, Ky. (KT) – There’s a good reason for the spring in Jeremy Atwood’s step. The Glasgow pastor has lost 240 pounds over the past two years on a quest to restore his physical and spiritual health. more

ASHLAND, Ky. (KT) – It’s safe to say, Amy Compston will never forget April 15, 2013. more

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Former LifeWay Christian Resources staffer Lance Howerton has been selected to lead Crossings, the Kentucky Baptist ministry that arranges Christ-centered summer getaways for students. more