David Roach

NASHVILLE (BP) – An era of heightened missionary security is upon us. This year’s SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando made that evident.

ORLANDO (BP) – SBC messengers are weary of task forces and study groups. They proved it June 9-10 with their votes on motions at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.

ORLANDO (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention messengers voted June 9 to consider Albert Mohler’s “Truth and Unity” amendment to the SBC Constitution at this year’s Annual Meeting. They also effectively killed six motions requesting the appointment of task forces to study a range of issues.

ORLANDO (BP) – Open communion, spontaneous baptisms and taking the Lord’s Supper to shut-ins all are inconsistent with a biblical doctrine of the Church, said panelists at a 9 Marks at 9 event June 8 in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando.

ORLANDO (BP) – Southern Baptists must remain unified in doctrine, in spirit and in reaching the next generation for Christ, speakers said June 8 during the afternoon session of the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference.

ORLANDO (BP) – Guarding children from abuse entails not only shielding them from danger but also teaching them wisdom and discernment, panelists said at a June 8 breakfast in conjunction with the SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.

ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – Two prayers of Jesus during His final 24 hours of life drew focus during the opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference June 7 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

PHOENIX (BP) – Evangelist and author William “Bill” Fay, a former high-rolling businessman with mafia ties who came to Christ and wrote the personal evangelism guide “Share Jesus Without Fear,” has died. He was approximately 85.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Tom Stolle had been praying daily for 10 years that God would stir Southern Baptists to heightened passion for disability ministries. That’s when SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg called and asked Stolle to pray about chairing the Disability Ministry Task Force.

NASHVILLE (BP) – After theology professor Gregg Allison taught about the Holy Spirit to a group of Southern Baptists, an older man approached him. The man said he had been a Southern Baptist 40 years and had not heard a single sermon or lesson on the Holy Spirit until that day. His conclusion: “I feel cheated.”