This will cement a trend begun with adoption of the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, which is being used to exclude churches ...

Baptist confessions have long drawn attention beyond the church. The proposal on male pastors will too. Messengers from around the country will soon gather in Indianapolis to conduct the business of ...

As the Southern Baptist Convention once again makes female pastors the targets of denomination-wide conflict at its Annual Meeting next week, advocacy group for gender equality among Baptists sets ...

Founded in 1892, Central College in Conway was supported by the Arkansas Southern Baptist Association with the aim of educating young women. The school closed in 1950, and the campus now houses ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100, has been a landmark figure in Southern Baptist politics since his 1976 presidential campaign. The nation will continue to honor him ...