Charles Jones

3 weeks ago | baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Charles Jones |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): SBC NewsFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: BILLINGS, Mont. (BP) – Barrett Duke has retired as executive director of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention (MTSBC) after more than eight years in the post, having served since January 2017. He has worked on a contract basis since May 15, he told Baptist Press, allowing a newly formed search committee to find a new leader. “I believe I’ve accomplished most of what the Lord brought us here to do,” he said.

3 weeks ago | baptistpress.com | Charles Jones |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

Metadata:Series: First PersonEvent(s): 2025 SBC Annual MeetingTopic(s): SBC Annual MeetingsFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: DALLAS (BP) – Welcome to our hometown of Dallas. GuideStone, the only one of the historic boards of the Southern Baptist Convention based west of the Mississippi River, has grown up alongside the city.

3 weeks ago | baptistpress.com | Charles Jones |Karen L. Willoughby |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

Editor’s note: This piece is the fifth in a five-part series leading up to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Baptist Faith and Message at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. Read the other installments at the following links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. The Baptist Faith and Message, when adopted in 1925, was not intended to be the last word on SBC beliefs.

1 month ago | baptistpress.com | Leslie Caldwell |Marilyn Stewart |Charles Jones |Scott Barkley

RICHMOND, Va. – International Mission Board trustees approved 65 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 21-22 meeting near Richmond. The missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 10, at 10:08 a.m. CDT in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas. The event will be livestreamed on sbcannualmeeting.net.

1 month ago | baptistpress.com | Marilyn Stewart |Charles Jones |Diana Chandler |Scott Barkley

MOBILE, Ala. (BP) – First in Fallujah, Iraq, then in Djibouti, Africa, and finally Mobile, Alabama, the Memorial Day Flag Relay (MDFR) has been bringing encouragement and healing to active-duty servicemen, veterans and their families for 20 years. It has also pointed the way to Christ.