Chuck Kelley

2 months ago | baptistpress.com | Anna Skudarnova |Diana Chandler |Chuck Kelley |Scott Barkley

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — This fall, Send Network One Day events are coming to cities across North America in an effort to catalyze a movement around the Great Commission. Last year, Send Network, the North American Mission Board’s church planting arm, celebrated that Southern Baptists have planted more than 11,000 churches since 2010, but the growing lostness in North America presents an urgent need for more.

2 months ago | baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Chuck Kelley |Chad Austin |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): Cooperative Program, SBC NewsFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (BP) – A nearly 33 percent jump in baptisms, a steady rise in Cooperative Program giving and vibrant international missions were celebrated as Puerto Rican Southern Baptists gathered Feb. 15 in San Juan for their 2025 annual meeting.

2 months ago | baptistpress.com | Chuck Kelley |Chad Austin |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

Metadata:Series: First PersonTopic(s): Discipleship, Evangelism, New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: Editor’s note: Chuck Kelley is president emeritus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. This piece was adapted from a post he made on social media and is used with the author’s permission. I was speaking at a Texas evangelism event years ago when a young man approached me in the hall to ask if we could have a conversation.