February 23, 2026 Stories

Supreme Court declines McRaney case, ending lawsuit against NAMB

The U.S. Supreme Court declined today to hear a years-long case brought by former Baptist state convention executive director Will McRaney against the North American Mission Board, upholding an appeals court’s decision to dismiss and essentially closing out the case.

How should we respond when failure no longer surprises us?

Moral failure among pastors has become tragically familiar. What is perhaps most revealing is not that it continues to happen – Scripture already assumes the ongoing presence of sin – but that we still seem surprised when it does. Each new story is treated as an unthinkable collapse rather than a sober reminder of how fragile our assumptions about spiritual health can be.

Pastor sees rural Dry Fork Baptist Church grow by intentional evangelism

Pastor Matt Goodsell is seeing growth at Dry Fork Baptist Church, and he credits it to intentionally sharing Christ and making disciples.

Miss. pastor Jonathan Greer to be nominated for SBC Recording Secretary

A Mississippi pastor has become the third known candidate to be nominated for SBC Recording Secretary. Jonathan Greer will be nominated for the office by Alabama pastor Tyler Armstrong at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.

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