Diana Chandler

2 weeks ago | thenewsenterprise.com | Diana Chandler

LA MIRADA, Calif. — In ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, archeologists found written remnants of a Christian hymn long buried by desert sand. The discovery was sealed in a climate-controlled vault at Oxford University until John Dickson came along. Dickson, who joined Wheaton College in 2022 as the inaugural Jean Kvamme Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies and Public Christianity, began to realize the importance of the papyrus for today’s Christians.

2 weeks ago | baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode |Tobin Perry

Hotel availability update for 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in DallasDALLAS (BP) – As the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting approaches, those in need of hotel accommodations have one month left to secure rooms at reduced rates. To date, more than 17,000 room nights have been reserved across nearly three dozen partner hotels in the Dallas area. While rooms remain available, availability varies based on arrival and departure dates.​The deadline to receive the special SBC-negotiated rates is May 8, 2025.

3 weeks ago | baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Lindsey Williams |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

Metadata:Topic(s): Churches and Ministry, Ethnicity, ImmigrationFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: MIAMI (BP) – They are pastors, deacons, and other clergy, actively working among the 500 Haitian churches in the Southern Baptist Convention – at least for another four weeks. They are active ministers and members of the 3,500 Hispanic congregations — Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Cubans – that have united with the SBC.

4 weeks ago | baptistpress.com | Aaron Earls |Diana Chandler |Tobin Perry |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): Churches and Ministry, LifewayFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Anecdotes often portray parents and student ministry leaders at odds, but both groups share a desire to see the next generation grow spiritually. Each also believes they have a positive, healthy relationship with the other. A study from Lifeway Students and Lifeway Research explores the perspective of churchgoing parents of teenagers and those who lead student ministries in local churches.

1 month ago | baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Tobin Perry |Arlene Sanabria |Scott Barkley

Metadata:Topic(s): Churches and MinistryFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: BOULDER, Colo. (BP) — Men have outpaced women in church attendance the past three years, reversing a longstanding trend of more women in the pews that narrowed in 2016, Barna said in its 2025 State of the Church release, created in partnership with Gloo. Women had outpaced men in attendance since 2000, then at 47 percent to 38 percent, before men began outpacing women in 2022, at 35 percent to 30 percent.