The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 September 17, 2026

Southern Baptists celebrate 46 new IMB missionaries

Southern Baptists celebrated new IMB missionaries at a Sending Celebration Sept. 16. Some appeared silhouetted behind a screen because they are headed to places where the gospel is illegal or dangerous to share. (Photo credit: IMB)

Southern Baptists celebrate 46 new IMB missionaries

September 17, 2026

SOUTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Southern Baptists gathered Sept. 16 at The Heights Baptist Church to celebrate 46 International Mission Board missionaries preparing to take the…

Wide-ranging survey gives detailed look at state of worship in Southern Baptist churches

(Photo credit: Kona Baptist Church)

Wide-ranging survey gives detailed look at state of worship in Southern Baptist churches

September 17, 2026

Lifeway Research: Men’s ministry vital to churches’ health

Lifeway Research: Men’s ministry vital to churches’ health

September 15, 2026

‘I blew it’ on blasphemy, Mohler admits of his hypothetical Christian nationalism

Albert Mohler addresses messengers to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. (Photo credit: BP)

‘I blew it’ on blasphemy, Mohler admits of his hypothetical Christian nationalism

September 14, 2026

Lifeway conference address how to get ‘Big Results’ amid cultural change

(From left) Myron Holmes, Eddie Jones, Mark Croston, Brenda Croston, Carolyn Fountain, Leroy Fountain at the "Big Results Conference" held Aug. 29 at Victory Temple Baptist Church, Greenville. (Photo credit: Lindsey Carraway)

Lifeway conference address how to get ‘Big Results’ amid cultural change

September 14, 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.