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MS volunteers help Southern Baptist Convention run smoothly

Jonathan Greer (center, sitting), pastor of Franklin Creek Church in Moss Point, volunteers at the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention's registration help desk in Dallas. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

MS volunteers help Southern Baptist Convention run smoothly

June 16, 2025

By Megan YoungAssociate Editor Registration at a big event like the Southern Baptist Convention is a well-oiled machine. The operation, organized by convention personnel and…

Effort to compel greater SBC transparency fails

Adam Wyatt, pastor of Bethel Church, Monticello, was elected Vice-Chairman of the SBC Executive Committee at the convention, and also served as chair of the Committee on Convention Finances and Stewardship Development. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Effort to compel greater SBC transparency fails

June 13, 2025

ERLC survives, Constitutional Amendment fails as messengers submit 28 motions

Messengers vote during the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

ERLC survives, Constitutional Amendment fails as messengers submit 28 motions

June 12, 2025

Dockery, Wyatt lead slate of new EC officers

New SBC Executive Committee officers (left to right) are: Todd Stiles (Iowa), Adam Wyatt (Mississippi), Tony Dockery (California), David Twiddy (Florida), Corey Cain (Alabama), Nancy Spalding (Michigan). The Executive Committee met at the Dallas Omni Hotel June 9 ahead of the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, held June 10-11 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. (Photo credit: Sonya Singh)

Dockery, Wyatt lead slate of new EC officers

June 11, 2025

Pressley elected to second term as SBC president

SBC President Clint Pressley presides over the business of the morning session of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas on June 10. Pressley was elected to a second term. (Photo credit: Elijah Hickman)

Pressley elected to second term as SBC president

June 11, 2025

SEBTS president Akin
announces retirement
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Daniel L. Akin announced today (Oct. 14) he will retire from the role at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. His official retirement date is July 31, 2026. Akin, Southeastern’s longest serving president, made the announcement in a chapel service during the SEBTS Board of Trustees annual fall visit. Reflecting on more than 21 years as president, Akin acknowledged his gratitude to the Lord and to the Southeastern family while also expressing confidence in the direction and leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention’s East Coast seminary.

Lottie Moon, Annie Armstrong
offerings surpass $278 million
NASHVILLE — Southern Baptists continue to prioritize pushing back lostness through missions, marking another strong year of generous giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. When the books closed on the SBC’s 2024-25 fiscal year Sept. 30, the Lottie offering totaled $207.2 million, and the Annie offering totaled $71.1 million, the second highest ever. The continued faithfulness in giving through both the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions demonstrates Southern Baptists’ unwavering commitment to the Great Commission, SBC missions leaders said.