In times of rising hostility, exclusivity and hate that bring divisions, Christians should strive to understand how God hears and sees people whom others neglect, speakers urged Baptist Women in Ministry.

Skip Holman reviews “The Power of 72” by John Teter.

Skip Holman reviews “Shaken” by Tim Tebow.

Suzii Paynter challenged the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to “break a culture of complicity” in regard to clergy sexual abuse.

Most Hispanic Baptist pastors have no time or energy for “the latest Baptist hashtag battles,” because they are too busy ministering to families facing challenges produced by the immigration system, Jesse Rincones told the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly.

Jesse Fletcher, president emeritus of Hardin-Simmons University and originator of Southern Baptists’ missionary Journeyman program, died June 14.

Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas approved resolutions offering an apology to abuse survivors and affirming the dignity of women, while also emphasizing women’s “distinctive God-assigned roles.”

Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention debated—and defeated—a motion to dismiss Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s trustee executive committee.

Hispanic Baptists heard calls for unity—organizationally and in individual relations—throughout multiple gatherings held in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas.

More than 200 senior adults gathered on the East Texas Baptist University campus during the annual Hilltop University retreat. Karen Bullock, professor of church history at the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, received the W.O. Carver Distinguished Service Award at the Baptist History & Heritage Society’s annual conference.

The Explore the Bible lesson for July 1 focuses on 2 Samuel 9:1-13.

Believing and trusting in the supernatural abilities of God are key to overcoming all obstacles the Southern Baptist Convention is facing, said Steve Gaines, who completed his second year as the convention’s president.