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'Faithful, steady, fully committed' Craig Carlisle (@brocraigc) to be nominated for SBC 1st VP by University of Mobile (@beliefinu) president @charleswsmithjr ... thealabamabaptist.org/craig-carlisle…

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has named Scott Pace as their candidate to serve as its seventh president, according to an announcement on the seminary's website Thursday (March 26). thebaptistpaper.org/sebts-presiden…

Memphis-area Brent Taylor Funeral Directors announced the celebration of life service for Steve Gaines will be held at Bellevue Baptist Church on March 22 at 6 p.m. Visitation will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. The family will conduct a private burial. thealabamabaptist.org/former-gardend…

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After more than three decades of ministry service across several states, Sandy Wisdom-Martin plans for a January 2027 retirement from her current national (and sometimes international) role with @NationalWMU ... thebaptistpaper.org/national-wmus-…

Big news for the Foshie family in Illinois today ... thebaptistpaper.org/foshie-elected…

Honored to launch @GroundLevelRpts & provide an archive of coverage along the way. If you followed our traveling correspondent Marc Ira Hooks in July when the devastating floods happened in Texas, you can find the archives from that coverage here: groundlevelreports.com/the-archives/

Headed to the airport for another whirlwind adventure! Today, Ground Level Reports is visiting the Mother Ship! Stay tuned here,at GroundLevelReports.com, and on all our socials for regular reports. #GLR #TABMedia

“Rickie Wilson's thoughts about the challenges of cooperative ministry in the 21st century, and particularly in Alaska, were insightful. … He will guide us as we work to take the gospel of Jesus to every Alaskan." —Bruce Rowell, ABRN thebaptistpaper.org/louisiana-past…

"There are things you cannot recommend, that only the Executive Committee can recommend. … If we get there by a path that is legally impermissible, we have bolloxed the entire framework.” thebaptistpaper.org/gcr-task-force…

Founders Ministries has named @_thomasascol as acting president of Founders Seminary following the death of founding president Voddie T. Baucham Jr. thebaptistpaper.org/tom-ascol-name…

A high-ranking Nigerian official dismissed reports by international human rights organizations about widespread violence against Christians in his country as “not supported by the facts on the ground,” but some Nigerian Christian leaders disagreed. thebaptistpaper.org/nigerian-offic…

Let's bring some uplifting content to X for a bit ... check out our new Kids Edition, hitting mailboxes next week: thebaptistpaper.org/kids-edition/

Catch up on the latest from the GCR Task Force audio files... thebaptistpaper.org/gcr-task-force…

Official presidential search for @ERLC has begun ... thebaptistpaper.org/interested-in-…

Former state convention executive director and longtime pastor Gary Hollingsworth named interim president of the SBC's @ERLC today (Sept. 16). thebaptistpaper.org/erlc-names-gar…

Get caught up on all of the SBC Great Commission Resurgence Task Force audio files coverage ... thebaptistpaper.org/gcr-task-force…

Our team is back this morning listening to audio files from the GCR Task Force work sessions in 2009 and 2010. Here's our report from yesterday (first day the files were available to the public) ... thebaptistpaper.org/gcr-task-force…

For more information, background and context, visit our explainer at thebaptistpaper.org/the-law-amendm… #SBC2025 #SBC25

Opponents also say the amendment could exclude churches that affirm male pastoral leadership but differ in practice or terminology. Some argue it shifts focus from shared mission to enforcing internal boundaries, potentially causing division rather than unity. #SBC2025 #SBC25

Amending Article III of the SBC Constitution: Juan Sanchez, senior pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, has moved that the constitution of the Southern Baptist Convention be amended to include a sixth item under Article III, Paragraph 1. #SBC2025 #SBC25