With success comes the vain belief that more success will follow, but there’s always ‘a day after.’

What do newlyweds lose when fewer weddings take place in churches?

The call for dismissing the swimsuit portion of the Miss America Pageant came from an unlikely source. It wasn’t Christians—at least this time.

A Baptist Standard reader replies to incoming Publisher Eric Black’s first op-ed for the Standard.

Both the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will be holding their annual meetings this week. For all of the theological foci that divide the two groups, one topic will inevitably be broached at both meetings: what it means for Christians to talk about justice.

Even though a primary issue of the SBC conservative resurgence’s commitment to biblical inerrancy was women’s leadership and submission, perhaps the recent revelations about abuses of power and the objectification and silencing of women can be an impetus for reexamining what some think to be a very clear teaching of the Bible.

Student missions blog: As followers of Christ, we have been trained through an abundance of outlets how to share the gospel. I’ve had at least two years of evangelism training, but I still struggle.

Student missions blog: When I first applied to be a Go Now missionary, I felt called to the field, but didn’t feel like I was equipped to go—like I didn’t deserve to go.

In his first editorial for the Baptist Standard, new editor Eric Black reflects on how the Standard is similar to a collection of hubcaps.

What does it really mean when Pew Research Center classifies a group as “non-practicing Christians”?

Walter C. Jackson, director of missions for the Guadalupe Baptist Association, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

The daily drumbeat of bad news has set the stage for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas next week. Will the meeting accelerate a decline? Or could it be the start of a revival?