On June 8, Dr. Jerome Coleman, lead pastor at First Baptist Church of Crestmont in Willow Grove, Pa., was elected and installed as the national president of the National African American Fellowship (NAAF) during NAAF's annual meeting, which took place in conjunction with the the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando, June 7-10.
Barry Whitworth, executive director of the Baptist Resource Network, details some of the highlights of this year's annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando on June 9-10.
Sponsored by the SBC Executive Committee and One More Child, a ministry dedicated to providing Christ-centered services to vulnerable children and struggling families, the Bearing His Image panel featured Lucas and seven other experts June 8 in Grand Ballroom of the Rosen Centre Hotel, prior to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.
On Wednesday, June 10, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Disability Ministry Task Force presented its report and recommendations to messengers at the annual meeting of the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.
During the 2026 SBC Ministers’ Wives Luncheon, Amy Hannon urged ministers’ wives to consider a fresh perspective of the biblical story of Jesus feeding the 5,000.
Pastors examined conflict, suffering and finishing well during the second session of the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 8 in Orlando.
Are you convinced that prayer works, even when you don’t get the answers you want? In "It Happens After Prayer," Pastor H.B. Charles, Jr. motivates and encourages us to respond to the challenges of life with prayer, to pray without ceasing, and to pray with great expectations.
The historical narrative "How Did We Get Here? Looking Back to Look Forward" by Todd Wilson chronicles the 70-year evolution of the American Church Growth Movement from Donald McGavran's 1955 missionary insights to today's fractured evangelical landscape.
In the book "Leadership as an Identity," author Crawford Loritts addresses what character qualities define a godly leader by focusing on four specific traits.
Ministry leaders in the Lehigh Valley gather to pray for Serve Lehigh Valley; churches enjoy special worship services; and we celebrate recent seminary graduates and many baptisms - it's a very exciting week in the BRN Family!