Brandon Porter

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – A settlement agreement between Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and former president Adam W. Greenway was announced Monday (Sept. 9).

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – The 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas will feature a 100th anniversary celebration of the Cooperative Program and President Clint Pressley presiding over his first annual meeting. Dozens of key leaders met at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Thursday (Aug. 22) for a kickoff to begin preparations for the June meeting.

The St. Louis area chapter of Planned Parenthood is setting up a mobile clinic just steps from the United Center where the Democratic National Convention is happening this week.

DALLAS (BP) – Preparations are underway for the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting. The volunteer group preparing the way for Southern Baptists is holding a kickoff rally Aug. 22 in Fort Worth.

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. (BP) – Southern Baptist evangelist David Miller, known as a “Country Preacher at Large” for his humble, hospitable and straightforward style of Bible preaching, was laid to rest Monday (Aug. 12) in his hometown. He was 78.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Rivers and lakes stand above flood stage from west Florida up into northeast Georgia and predictions of flooding continue through the Carolinas as what was Hurricane Debby makes its way north. At least six deaths are being blamed on the storm.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate in the November election. The announcement comes less than a day after Harris officially secured the nomination of the Democratic Party. President Joe Biden announced July 21 he would not seek re-election and endorsed Harris. 

DALLAS (BP) – Though markets are uneasy, a financial analyst with GuideStone Financial Resources urges calm.

NASHVILLE (BP) – An Aug. 2 statement from the Executive Committee of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission affirms the group’s support Brent Leatherwood as president and leader of the SBC entity saying their work is more important now than ever.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Members of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s executive committee acknowledge the events of the last 24 hours have brought confusion and frustration as conflicting press releases have tried to clarify that Brent Leatherwood is still at the helm of the SBC entity.