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Maundy Thursday is the day in holy week that we remember the events of the Upper Room. The Sunday after Easter, April 16, is designated as Baptism Sunday on the SBC Annual Calendar.

In a city known for presidents, King’s Church is making a Gospel impact a short distance from Capitol Hill and the White House. In an article in the Baptist Press toolbox, Chuck Lawless says there are many reasons a church should send their pastor on a short-term mission trip. He shares 10 of them.

Southern Baptist leaders on national, state and local levels continue to implement reforms and develop strategies to eliminate sexual abuse from churches. For Tom Stolle, the executive director and chief financial officer for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D), advocating for protection of the vulnerable is deeply personal. Darryl Strawberry had a lot of potential when the New York Mets made him the top draft pick in 1980. And by all accounts, he delivered.

Tim and Annie Tidenberg may never complete God’s calling on their lives. Grace Harbor Church in New Bedford has developed a strong connection with children in their neighborhood. Nick Hartman is an associate pastor at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Cross Plains, Tennessee, about 30 minutes from Nashville.

It was the most controversial point of the most controversial time in post-Civil War America. The North American Mission Board (NAMB) hosted the first Send Network Orientation of 2023 from March 20-22, with 200 church planting missionaries sent out from 174 different churches. Holman Bibles will release The NASB Tony Evans Study Bible on April 1, 2023.

Seven days a week, Terry Long’s morning starts with an 8 o’clock phone call to Fred Lunsford, a 98-year-old retired pastor in North Carolina. Calling it a welcome development, Dan Darling of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement says the decision of the World Athletics Council will acknowledge the reality of God’s good creation in human biology. And In a piece in the Baptist Press Toolbox, Louisiana Baptist Steve Horn writes… Everything is powered by something.

The trustees of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission awarded the O.S. and Susie Hawkins to receive the Richard Land Distinguished Service Award. Baptism Sunday will be celebrated by many churches on the Sunday following Easter.

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has reached a significant milestone. Folks in New Orleans are known for loving seafood, Cajun cooking and the smooth sound of jazz. In the Baptist Press Toolbox, Florida Pastor Dean Inserra offers some tips for those who want to mentor young pastors.

The familiar alarms began to blare in her ears as she wrapped up a Tuesday morning Zoom call explaining how the seminary partnership between Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., and the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, Ukraine, had personally impacted her life and ministry. South Carolina Baptists have been hosting regional One Night outreach events across their state, which has resulted in thousands of students attending and nearly 300 professions of faith since the events began in the fall of 2021. A Lifeway Bible study takes a close look at the love that is explained in 1 John 3.