Daily Archive: April 23, 2026

The Trustees of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, have unanimously selected Scott Pace to succeed prominent Southern Baptist leader Daniel Akin as president.

Ryan Blackwell, an executive and teaching pastor of the multi-campus Cross Church in Arkansas, has been elected as the 11th president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s publishing arm, Lifeway Christian Resources.

A seven-day global fast for the “heaven-ordained destiny” of International House of Prayer, Kansas City’s founder, Mike Bickle, has sparked backlash and plans for a dueling event.

An artificial intelligence tool launched by the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board has been used by more than 600,000 people over the past year.