Baker to chair 2026 Committee on Resolutions, portal opens March 15
ORLANDO (BP) – North Greenville University Provost and Dean of Faculty Hunter Baker will serve as chair of the Committee on Resolutions for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting this summer.
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WMU search committee formed, seeking candidates for executive director
Sandy Wisdom-Martin (left) has announced plans to retire as executive director of national WMU early next year. Connie Dixon (right), current WMU president, has named a team to find Wisdom-Martin's replacement.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Connie Dixon, WMU president, has formed a search committee to seek the organization’s next executive director-treasurer following Sandy Wisdom-Martin’s Dec. 10 announcement of her intentions to retire by January 2027. Wisdom-Martin has devoted more than 35 years serving in Southern Baptist leadership roles with the past nine and a half leading national WMU.
Story of church replant includes uniting local couple in faith and marriage
Leon and Javon Every never thought they’d be the kind of people who’d be in church every time the doors opened. But then church planting missionary Troy Gause replanted a new work in the old Baptist church building located just down the street from their house. “Seven of our grandkids ended up getting saved and baptized here,” Javon says. “Now, we’re here worshipping every Sunday.” NAMB photo by Ben Rollins
MARRERO, La. – In almost every way possible, Leon and Javon Every of Marrero, La., looked like the heads of a traditional household.
Former pastor works to encourage pastors to ‘stay the course’
Mike Ward, founder and director of Hope Road Ministry speaks at a variety of events and settings, including retreats and one-on-one meetings desiring to encourage pastors to stay the course in ministry. He sends out a weekly email every Monday at 7 a.m. and adds new pastors to the list each week.
DORA, Alabama – Every Monday at 7 a.m., Mike Ward, a former pastor himself, sends out a devotional email with a note of encouragement to hundreds of pastors across the United States, Guatemala, the Philippines and Africa. The email is provided as a free service, and new pastors are added to the list on a weekly basis.
Oklahoma church adopts Acts 1:8 systematically
Pastor Scott Melton this year is teaching Systematic Theology to 18 members.
PONCA CITY, Okla. – An abundance of different kinds of food draws people to Northeast Baptist Church, where about 225 people participate in Sunday morning worship.
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Baker to chair 2026 Committee on Resolutions, portal opens March 15
ORLANDO (BP) – North Greenville University Provost and Dean of Faculty Hunter Baker will serve as chair of the Committee on Resolutions for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting this summer.
