January 18, 2026 is the annual Sanctity of Life Sunday in Southern Baptist churches. Download a free bulletin insert and prayer guide from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) to help create a culture of life within families in your church. The following excerpt is from the ERLC's life guide, “Created in the Image…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is always observed on the third Monday of January, honoring the civil rights leader's birthday. This federal holiday marks a day for remembrance, service, and…
George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Sunday is an annual Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) event, planned this year on Sunday, February 1, celebrating African American and Black missionary pioneers,…
“For he is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In his flesh, he made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that he might create in himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace. He did this so…
Each year, churches observe the Week of Prayer for North American Missions by praying for missionaries, their ministries, and their families. This year, the official dates are March 1–8, although your church can participate any time during the Easter season. North American missionaries take the gospel to unreached communities throughout the U.S. and Canada. They…
Church planting isn’t just a ministry for individual church planters—it’s a ministry for the whole Church. Send Network is a partnership of people just like you—churches and church planters—planting churches…
Today is the day Southern Baptists are setting aside as Baptism Sunday this year! Churches are encouraged to call their people to respond to the gospel, celebrate professions of faith in…
Tsbc seminarieshe estimated 46,000 autonomous churches that cooperate with the Southern Baptist Convention pool their resources to support the work of the six theological seminaries. The Convention operates these seminaries to train its ministers and Christian workers. The six are: The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky (established 1859); The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas (1908); New…
Churches throughout the Southern Baptist Convention will celebrate children’s ministry (ages birth-preteen) on Children's Ministry Sundays. This is a great day to thank God for the ministry to kids, their…
Whenever there is a disaster, the Baptist Resource Network's Disaster Relief volunteers are often quickly on the scene—and they remain long after news cameras leave town. These volunteers teams do more than just clean up; they bring the healing of Christ to those whose lives have been shattered. Your support of Disaster Relief impacts countless individuals…