Denton Lotz, who served nearly two decades as general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, died April 23 in Forestdale, Mass. He was 80.

The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and other faith-based organizations in Albuquerque are helping to house and feed more than 400 asylum-seeking migrants from South and Central America at the request of municipal and federal agencies.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is looking to “recalibrate and to reposition” itself in “every way to strengthen the core of what we do,” President Adam Greenway told trustees during their spring meeting, April 8-10.

Ernie Myers, founding executive director of the Nevada Baptist Convention, died April 2, in Plano. He was 93.

James E. Wood Jr., former executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and longtime director of Baylor University’s J.M. Dawson Center for Church-State Studies, died March 24 at age 96.

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee chose Ronnie Floyd, former SBC president and Arkansas megachurch pastor, as its new president.

Jim Burton has been a professional storyteller more than four decades. Even now, ALS—also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease—isn’t keeping him from sharing his faith through stories.

Evoking the imagery of big-tent revival meetings, Adam Greenway laid out his vision for the future of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in his first chapel sermon as president.

As part of a transition to digital service, LifeWay will close its 170 brick-and-mortar stores in 2019.  

A Southern Baptist publishing executive recently revealed that she was a victim of alleged abuse for more than a decade from another Baptist leader.

From the National Palace in Guatemala to the Oval Office in Washington, leaders of the Florida Baptist Children’s Homes have found themselves advocating for child sex trafficking victims on international and national platforms.

As the Southern Baptist Convention grapples with how to address sex abuse allegations, Baptist networks that split from it over the years already have taken steps to educate and assist their congregations should they face similar situations.