The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 August 3, 2026

Book of Esther used in new era of Deaf Bible translation

Members of Davao Immanuel Church of the Deaf in Davao City, Philippines celebrate the work of one of the church’s members who serves with the Filipino Translation team for Deaf Pathway Global. (Photo credit: Davao Immanuel Church)

Book of Esther used in new era of Deaf Bible translation

August 3, 2026

By Chris Doyle When Deaf Pathway Global (DPG) set out to test a groundbreaking new approach to Bible translation, the organization didn’t begin with a…

A place of belonging: Mississippi Baptist Conference for the Deaf offers hope in heart language

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A place of belonging: Mississippi Baptist Conference for the Deaf offers hope in heart language

August 3, 2026

FIRST-PERSON: The spiritual discipline of praying the Psalms

FIRST-PERSON: The spiritual discipline of praying the Psalms

August 1, 2026

Send Relief Sunday spotlights the Gospel doors compassion ministry opens

(From right) Send Relief Vice President Jason Cox, Send Relief Area Director Matt Waldraff, and International Mission Board (IMB) President Paul Chitwood meet with Venezuelan National Baptist Convention (CNBV) leaders and local church volunteers helping their community in the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck June 24.(Photo credit: Send Relief/Rob Witzel)

Send Relief Sunday spotlights the Gospel doors compassion ministry opens

July 29, 2026

Now that America is 250, how should Christians keep standing for their faith?

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Now that America is 250, how should Christians keep standing for their faith?

July 28, 2026

Romanian university launches
Sammy Tippit Center for
Christianity Under Persecution

ORADEA, Romania — The Sammy Tippit Center for Christianity Under Persecution launched Oct. 6 at Emanuel University in Oradea, the only government-accredited conservative Baptist university in Europe. Named for the American Southern Baptist evangelist whose international ministry often leads him to places where persecution is severe, the new Center was designed to strengthen persecuted Christians and those who minister to them. “We are all believing that the Holy Spirit led us to set up the Sammy Tippit Center as an academic center for evangelism, discipleship, research and strengthening Christians who suffer for their faith,” Rector (President) Paul Negrut told Baptist Press. “Bearing in mind Sammy’s passion for evangelism and discipleship with a focus on areas where Christians suffer, and the Romanian legacy of prayer and revival during the Communist persecution, we believe that together we can make a difference in our generation for the glory of God and the spreading of the Gospel.” Attendees at the launch included alumni from throughout Europe and America, in addition to students and faculty on the stately campus of Emanuel University. It was a grain field when the church bought the property in the mid-1980s. Today traditional red buildings with classroom and dorm buildings four stories high are set on a serene green campus sprinkled with maturing hardwood trees.