9 Marks participants examine reasoning for Mohler amendment, SBC’s ‘fracture lines’
ORLANDO (BP)- Following a time of heartfelt a cappella singing of hymns, a capacity crowd filled a nearly 2,650-seat Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center to hear a “State of the SBC” panel discussion presented by 9 Marks at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando on June 9 at 9 p.m.
‘We can’t leave them behind,’ says Disability Ministry Task Force Chairman Tom Stolle
ORLANDO (BP)- “If you took all the people on our planet with disabilities and added them together, you would have the third largest country in the world, just behind India and China,” asserted Tom Stolle, executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.
Ministers’ wives award Anne Wright, consider the necessity of returning to Jesus over and over
ORLANDO (BP)- During the 2026 SBC Ministers’ Wives Luncheon, Amy Hannon urged ministers’ wives to consider a fresh perspective of the biblical story of Jesus feeding the 5,000.
‘Bearing His Image’ panelists offer awareness, actionable steps to confront sexual exploitation
ORLANDO (BP) – Anti-trafficking specialist Ashlee Lucas of The Tebow Group shared one instance of a Red Dot Map, a law enforcement visualization of computers in the U.S. accessing child sexual abuse material.
Brazilian Baptists celebrate partnerships, pray for immigration concerns
ORLANDO (BP) – More than 35 Brazilian Baptists gathered for the Fellowship of Brazilian Baptist Churches in North America’s annual meeting at the Rosen Centre in Orlando on June 8 preceding the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).
Pastors examine conflict, suffering, and finishing well during second session of SBC Pastors’ Conference
ORLANDO (BP) – Pastors examined conflict, suffering and finishing well during the second session of the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 8 in Orlando. The session featured sermons from Edgar Aponte and Heath Lambert and a panel discussion led by Ken Whitten, national director of pastoral leadership at the North American Mission Board, with Steve Dighton, Ted Traylor and Bryant Wright.
WMU elects new president, emphasizes what is ‘meant for the mission’
ORLANDO (BP) – Carolyn Fountain was elected the 25th president of Woman’s Missionary Union during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting June 7 in Orlando, Florida. She is the first African American woman to serve in this role.
Tony Wolfe invites Christians into a ‘lifetime of faithful and faith-filled sowing’ during convention sermon
DALLAS (BP) – During the June 11 morning session of the SBC annual meeting in Dallas, Tony Wolfe, executive director of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, drew from Ecclesiastes 11:1-6, which employs metaphors about casting bread on the water and watching for rain, wind and falling trees, to celebrate the long-reaching impact of the Cooperation Program.
NAMB luncheon highlights small churches
DALLAS (BP) – They don’t get the same hype or recognition as some of the larger congregations within the Southern Baptist Convention. Still, Mark Clifton says most churches within the SBC are small, with 200 or fewer members.
Messengers celebrate 100 years of Cooperative Program giving
DALLAS (BP) – During the June 10 afternoon session of the SBC annual meeting in Dallas, SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg led messengers in celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program giving.
