Jonathan Howe

DALLAS (BP)—Two days after a four-alarm fire ripped through the historic sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas, the church gathered for worship in the nearby Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Sunday morning, June 21.

With the recent announcement of a sixth candidate throwing their hat into the ring for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) presidency, the collective response has been a mix of surprise, amusement, and perhaps even a touch of exasperation. Social media platforms buzz with comments and jokes about the growing number of contenders, but beneath the surface lies a more profound challenge—one that beckons us to reconsider our approach to this pivotal decision.

NASHVILLE (BP) — With two months left in the 2023 fiscal year, the National Cooperative Program Allocation Budget remains ahead of the annual budget, but gifts reported in July were short of monthly budget projections.

NASHVILLE (BP) — Nine months into the 2023 fiscal year, the National Cooperative Program Allocation Budget remains nearly $2 million ahead of budget after another strong month of giving in June with more than $16.1 million given nationally through the Cooperative Program.

PLANO, Texas (BP) – A civil suit claiming defamation and negligence by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) and its former president, Paige Patterson, has been dismissed.

While the two most important elements you need to have on the front page are the church address and service times, what else does a church website need?

NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist churches gave more than $17 million through the National Cooperative Program Allocation Budget in February moving the fiscal year total to nearly $82 million through five months.

While church communications strategy may not sound like the most exciting topic, it’s one that is grossly neglected in thousands of churches across the country. Though it is important to engage your audience, once you have them engaged, you need to keep them informed. These seven keys will help.

While many churches have Facebook pages, most do not know how best to utilize the platform for Kingdom growth. So here are nine keys to getting the most out of your church Facebook page.

Not a week goes by when I don’t hear of a pastor leaving one church headed to another. It happens. We all get that. Unfortunately, some of the names or churches mentioned are the same ones I heard just months earlier. For this post, I’ll refer to anything shorter than 6-9 months tenure as a “short pastorate.