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Voices of Mobile’s Puerto Rico trip ‘beautiful picture’ of ‘Lord’s intentionality’
When students and staff from the University of Mobile’s Voices of Mobile traveled to Puerto Rico this spring, they expected to serve. Here’s what many did not expect …
Pastor Connections: Fathers and the role they play on faith; teaching kids theology; applying lessons from SBC Annual Meeting
A few tips and more for pastors and church leaders.
Latest news: Faith groups work to deliver aid to Cuba; barred Christian officer wins settlement in UK; Former Truett-McConnell president files lawsuit against school
Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences prepares for Aug. 13 inaugural class
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences is preparing to open Aug. 13 after naming a new head of school, reaching its inaugural enrollment goal and holding orientation for its first class of students.
First Person: Ok, what exactly is IMB’s Project 3000? Here’s what you need to know.
People often ask what P3K involves and what that life looks like. The reality is difficult to explain because P3K work varies by location.
Alabama prime-age workforce participation rises as unemployment reaches 3%
Alabama’s labor force participation rate among workers ages 25 to 54 rose to 79.6% in May, up from 78.7% a year earlier, even as the state’s unemployment rate increased to 3% and the broader participation rate fell to 57.2%.
First person: Start teaching kids theology now
“While the church must clarify and affirm orthodox Christian belief, what if the most important answer doesn’t begin with correcting grown-ups, but theologically training children? You may even say we need to un-childproof theology.”
UAB Alzheimer’s center receives $10M gift, plans to expand
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center will be renamed for Frances Gorrie after a $10 million gift from the Gorrie family.
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Opinion: Can aggressive ‘polity police’ and the Great Commission coexist?
The moment remains seared in my mind, and I’m having trouble letting it go — Wednesday of the SBC Annual Meeting between 11 and 11:30 a.m. That’s when a group of Baptist messengers hurt my heart.
Hunter Street Baptist Church celebrating Gray’s service, to affirm Snyder as pastor
“After months of prayer, careful discernment, and seeking the Lord’s guidance, the Senior Pastor Search Committee is unanimous in confidently recommending Chandler Snyder as the next Senior Pastor of Hunter Street Baptist Church.”
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 21
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 21, written by Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Mobile.
‘Revitalized’ community outreach sparks new energy for Prattville church
When Mike Watts became the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Prattville, in November 2025, he set out to “revitalize” the small church.
Called to ministry: Tuscaloosa native to help young women, adults in South Africa
Growing up in Tuscaloosa, Farris Turner attended First Baptist Church with her parents, who emphasized a relationship with Jesus over religion.
‘He is working’: Birmingham family shares faith in grief after loss of conjoined twins
After their second child was born, Lindsay Lyon and her husband, Nathan, felt like God was leading them to stay
Longtime Alabama music minister, Freddie Green, dies at 84
Freddie William Green, a longtime minister of music, died May 30. He was 84. A Harpersville, Alabama, native, Green was
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 21
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 21, written by Scott Bush, D.Min., Executive Director, Ministry Training Institute, Samford University.
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Pastor Connections: Fathers and the role they play on faith; teaching kids theology; applying lessons from SBC Annual Meeting
A few tips and more for pastors and church leaders.
First person: Start teaching kids theology now
“While the church must clarify and affirm orthodox Christian belief, what if the most important answer doesn’t begin with correcting grown-ups, but theologically training children? You may even say we need to un-childproof theology.”
‘Revitalized’ community outreach sparks new energy for Prattville church
When Mike Watts became the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Prattville, in November 2025, he set out to “revitalize” the small church.
Pastor Connections: Fathers and the role they play on faith; teaching kids theology; applying lessons from SBC Annual Meeting
A few tips and more for pastors and church leaders.
First person: Start teaching kids theology now
“While the church must clarify and affirm orthodox Christian belief, what if the most important answer doesn’t begin with correcting grown-ups, but theologically training children? You may even say we need to un-childproof theology.”
‘Revitalized’ community outreach sparks new energy for Prattville church
When Mike Watts became the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Prattville, in November 2025, he set out to “revitalize” the small church.