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LIFEWAY RESEARCH: Discipleship is a priority without a plan for many churches

LIFEWAY RESEARCH: Discipleship is a priority without a plan for many churches

September 5, 2025

By Aaron Earls BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Pastors have a lot of thoughts about discipleship, but they aren’t sure it’s happening in their churches. In the…

From devastation to hope: The enduring legacy of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief 20 years after Katrina

Hurricane Katrina evacuees were spread across the Gulf Coast. Here, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers prepare a meal in Meridian. In total, SBDR volunteers prepared 14.6 million meals in the response. (Photo credit: John Swain/NAMB)

From devastation to hope: The enduring legacy of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief 20 years after Katrina

August 29, 2025

Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media — for now

Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media — for now

August 22, 2025

Nearly half of U.S. Christians don’t attend church; higher engagement leads to flourishing

Nearly half of U.S. Christians don’t attend church; higher engagement leads to flourishing

August 19, 2025

ERLC trustees name presidential search team

ERLC trustees name presidential search team

August 15, 2025

Scholarship honoring Chapman
announced by Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas — During this week’s meeting of its Board of Trustees, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced the launch of a new scholarship initiated by the family of Morris H. Chapman to honor his denominational legacy. Chapman, 84, passed away Oct. 20. The Morris H. and Jodi Francis Chapman Denominational Scholars Award is an endowed fund that supports students preparing to serve the denomination as Chapman did as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), 1990-1992, and for 18 years as the president of the SBC Executive Committee, as well as other denominational posts. The scholarship will provide support for a student enrolled in the SBC Annual Meeting course through Southwestern, as well as providing scholarships for advanced research in areas such as denominational effectiveness, the history of Crossover, the Cooperative Program, or the life and ministry of Chapman.  Southwestern trustees affirmed the new scholarship by approving $20,000 in funds from its quasi-endowment fund to support the endowed scholarship.