WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Jimmy Scroggins asked Georgia Baptists to look beyond next Sunday, next year, or even the next generation as he preached at the 204th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Messengers to the Georgia Baptist Convention’s annual meeting approved resolutions Tuesday opposing the use of abortion pills, affirming the personhood and sanctity of unborn life, and encouraging churches to support adoption and foster care.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Georgia Baptists opened the 204th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention Monday evening with calls to take the gospel into their communities, love people well, and trust Christ to build His church.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Nearly 400 pastors, church leaders, and members gathered Monday at Second Baptist Church for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board Evangelism Conference, where speakers urged churches to keep the gospel at the center of their ministries and take it into their communities.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — About 150 middle and high school students filled the platform at Second Baptist Church Sunday night, helping open the 204th Georgia Baptist Convention Annual Meeting with an emphasis on reaching the next generation with the gospel.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Vance Pitman challenged Georgia Baptists Sunday night to seek a movement of God through prayer, obedience to Scripture, and a focus on advancing God’s Kingdom rather than simply growing individual churches.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Lee Brewer, senior pastor of Palmetto Baptist Church in Palmetto, will be nominated to serve as vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention during the 204th annual meeting at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Neal Dose, lead pastor of Mansfield Baptist Church in Mansfield, will be nominated to serve as vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention during the 204th annual meeting at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Chief Master Sgt. Greg Israel is a multiple-career guy. He’s been a military man and a businessman, and now he is pastor of Zenith Road Baptist Church in Fort Valley.

DALLAS, Ga. — At Fortified Hills Baptist Church, Engage Missions Week is designed to do more than tell church members what missionaries are doing around the world. Lead Pastor Josh Price described Engage Week as an opportunity for members to understand that they are participants in the mission of God through discipleship, prayer, giving, evangelism, and, for some, going to the nations.

BAXLEY, Ga. — After more than 30 years serving Georgia Baptist churches, Fred Anderson is seeking a seat on the Wayne County Commission. The pastor of First Baptist Church Baxley is seeking the District 4 seat against Democrat Harold Michael Stewart Sr. in Tuesday’s general election.

DAHLONEGA, Ga. — There is something in the DNA of Dahlonega Baptist Church, the church on the hill overlooking downtown Dahlonega. “It’s a phenomenal church to be at,” Senior Pastor Charlie Mayberry said of the 186-year-old church. “If you come here, you're going to get loved on, and you're going to be welcomed, and we're going to treat you like family. We're going to go out of our way to connect with you.”

WARRENTON, Ga. — Brandon Furr, pastor of First Baptist Church in Warrenton, became convinced that one of the best ways to cultivate a Christian family is for parents and children to serve together on mission locally, nationally, and internationally.

CORNELIA, Ga. — Ryland Hughes is a busy man these days. He’s a construction worker, a university student, a husband to his wife, Kassidee, and, since January, pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Cornelia, where he is seeing substantial growth. He gives all the glory to God.

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — North Henry Baptist Church is nearing the completion of a gradual pastoral transition that has allowed longtime pastor Stan Jordan and his successor, Josh Clark, to serve alongside one another for nearly a year.

CARROLLTON, Ga. — About 20 years ago, Angie Presnal took a spiritual gifts inventory and scored a zero in missions. Today, she helps coordinate mission projects for the Georgia Baptist Jubalheirs and serves as ministry assistant for the Carrollton Baptist Association.

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ROME, Ga. — Dana Tarter summed up one of the challenges churches face in reaching Deaf people with the gospel in three words. “Access is key,” she said. “If you don’t have access to the information, it doesn’t matter what information you’re trying to share, you’re missing it.”

MCDONOUGH, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s annual collegiate gathering, Confluence, led to at least 22 professions of faith, 118 responses to a call to ministry, and 651 other decisions or commitments. 

LULA, Ga. — Transformation Church in Lula is very much akin to the New Testament church because, in many ways, it reflects the spirit of the church described in Acts 2:44-47. It is not a large church, and it is not a wealthy church, but the people are excited about their faith, seeking to meet the needs of their community, and welcoming everyone to be a part of their family.

MONROE, Ga. — Rain fell on the opening night of the Festival of Hope at American Legion Post 64 Fairgrounds, but the four-night evangelistic event continued and resulted in 96 professions of faith.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — About 50 Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are working in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Isaias brought destructive winds, flooding, and widespread damage to the region.

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Burnt Hickory Baptist Church broke ground Sunday, Oct. 11, on a 2,400-seat worship center as part of its “All In” initiative, a project church leaders say will provide needed space for a congregation that is already holding five Sunday morning worship services in two auditoriums.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Georgia Baptists will be encouraged and equipped to maximize their evangelism efforts during a one-day conference on Monday, Nov. 9, at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins, just before the Georgia Baptist Convention Annual Meeting.

GIBSON, Ga. — Fellowship Baptist Church in Gibson has more than doubled its Sunday attendance in the past year, and Pastor Jonathan Rosier says much of the spiritual energy is coming from teenagers who returned from summer camp determined to share the gospel. The 226-year-old church has grown from about 85 on Sunday mornings a year ago to an average of 220.