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Baptist Press (BP) is the official news service of the Southern Baptist Convention and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Baptist Press is responsible for providing regular news releases about Southern Baptists, serving as the Convention’s press representative, and coordinating news operations for annual meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention. Baptist Press also provides news service to state Baptist papers.
The service was originally formed at the suggestion of the editors of the state convention newspapers in 1946. Since then, it has grown into the largest religious news service in the United States. State papers reprint stories and opinion pieces from Baptist Press to inform Baptists in the respective states about the news those editors deem significant for their readers. Recognizing its role to serve the broader evangelical community, Baptist Press seeks to carry stories and report news that is of interest to numerous like-minded evangelical readers.
Baptist Press also provides weekly news and opinion for the Spanish-speaking community through Baptist Press en Español.
Baptist Press is owned by the Southern Baptist Convention, supported by contributions from Southern Baptists through the Cooperative Program, and staffed by the SBC Executive Committee. Source
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| Language | English, Spanish |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesResolution sends ‘a clear message’ against antisemitism
NASHVILLE (BP) – A spike in hatred and persecution against Jewish people was the motivation for the resolution on antisemitism passed by messengers at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. “This year’s resolution addresses and explicitly condemns a growing trend of antisemitism both here in the United States and around the world,” Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Evan Lenow told Baptist Press.
FIRST-PERSON: Is the Cooperative Program still relevant?
Few years have shaped Southern Baptist life more than 1925. That year, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted the Baptist Faith and Message and launched the Cooperative Program — a unified funding strategy that continues to make a global impact today. I’ve pastored churches in Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee, and I remain a Cooperative Program cheerleader. We are better together. As Southern Baptists, we have our challenges.
Job satisfaction, mental health, finances continue to challenge pastors, study finds
DALLAS (BP) – Vocational satisfaction, mental health and relational wellbeing continue to challenge pastors despite growing assurance in their calling, newly released State of the Church research found, with many pastors under 45 also citing financial concerns.
Georgia Baptist churches see baptisms grow through faithful evangelism
Georgia Baptist churches of every size are seeing people come to faith in Christ, and pastors say the growth is coming not from elaborate programs but from faithful preaching, persistent prayer, personal evangelism and churches willing to celebrate every baptism as a work of God. “The remarkable increase in baptisms across Georgia over the past four years is a testimony to God’s work through local churches,” said Steve Foster, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s evangelism catalyst.
Join seminary mission trip a picture of SBC cooperation
Students and faculty from four Southern Baptist seminaries took a joint trip to the Asia-Pacific region this summer to learn about the culture and share the Gospel. A group of more than 35 from New Orleans, Southeastern, Southwestern and Southern Baptist Theological Seminaries participated in the two-week trip in late May and early June.
4 dangers pastors need protection from
There were real dangers lurking among the crowds that Jesus was feeding, healing and teaching. These same dangers still exist in the congregations we serve today. Some are more obvious than others, so I’d like to point out four of our greatest threats. A pastor needs protection from FANS Pastors can relate to the fact that the crowds who followed Jesus often asked more from him than was reasonable. Immediately after Jesus fed the 5,000, that crowd tried to “take him by force to make him king.
Cuba continues crackdown on religion five years after public protests, report says
HAVANA (BP) – In persistent religious persecution following public protests five years ago, Cuba is cracking down especially on church-sponsored humanitarian aid and prayer, a watchdog group said in a new report. Religious persecution watchdog CSW documents 667 cases of the Cuban Communist Party (CCP) violating the religious freedom of diverse religious groups, including Protestants and Catholics, five years after the July 2021 protests.
Lifeway Research shows men’s, women’s unique discipleship strengths, weaknesses
iStock Metadata: Topic(s): Discipleship, LifewayFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — They may share a congregation, but men and women have different discipleship needs, according to new analysis from Lifeway Research. In general, women have higher discipleship scores than men in the State of Discipleship.
Vietnamese Baptists celebrate America, pray for revival
DALLAS – The Vietnamese Baptist Union of North America celebrated America’s 250th birthday during the Union’s annual meeting, which took place over the July Fourth weekend. Two prayer events organized by the Vietnamese Union preceded the 41st annual meeting of the Southern Baptist fellowship. The evening of July 1, “Prayer for Godly Generations” took place at Redeemer Baptist Church in Plano.
Report challenges assumptions about Christian persecution in Nigeria
A new report cited by International Christian Concern says Islamic Fulani militias are the deadliest persecutors of Christians in Nigeria, responsible for a far greater share of civilian deaths than Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province combined. The report, based on a six-year study by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa, challenges the common assumption that Boko Haram and ISWAP are the primary drivers of Christian persecution in Nigeria.