FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: info@ConservativeBaptistNetwork.com Jan. 29, 2024 Today the Conservative Baptist Network announces the launch of its Alabama state chapter. With more states soon to launch, the Network continues to expand as a localized, grassroots effort. Leading the Alabama chapter as a lead state coordinator is Jason Duckett, pastor of Moundville Baptist Church in Moundville, Ala. Duckett has a passion for preaching and evangelism, a heart for local church pastors, and takes an uncompromising stand on the Word of God. As a committed Southern ..read more

By Armando Yzaguirre, Jr. This year has been hectic, and our family and church have had many trials. I asked my wife what she wanted for Christmas this year. She responded, “I just want to go on a date with you. It has been a rough few months.” My wife was trying to communicate that nothing would minister to her soul more than some quality and quantity of time with the person she loves most in this world. To my wife, time with me is better than any treasure or trinket she could receive on Christmas morning.  Pastors, I wonder if your church—the Bride of Christ—thinks the same about her Br ..read more

By Armando Yzaguirre, Jr. As a 90’s baby, I remember how every major department store had a layaway option during the Christmas season. I vividly remember watching people enthusiastically lining up to begin a payment plan in order to purchase items that they could pay for throughout the holiday season. As a child, I always wondered if layaway was a good idea. Sure, I thought it would be a convenient way to pay for a large ticket time. But, also as a 90’s baby, it would be torture not to get something right away.   If children knew what they were getting for Christmas, wouldn’t that p ..read more

By Armando Yzaguirre, Jr. Pastor, many of your people are suffering this season. Just for a moment, imagine being present at the scene in John 11:1-27. Mary and Martha’s brother, Lazarus, has died (v14). As one would expect, they were grieving. In the midst of this grief, Jesus walks into Martha believing that if Jesus had just come sooner, her brother would still be alive (v17-21). Due to Martha expressing some belief in Christ, Jesus could have raised Lazarus at that very moment. Yet, for His disciples’ and the readers’ sake, Jesus dialogued with Martha before this miracle occurred and befor ..read more

By Armando Yzaguirre, Jr. Among, Romans 3:21-26 we find an often-quoted, very well-known verse. We all have read, in verse 23, that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Despite knowing this truth, we also are confident in knowing there is one means by which one can be redeemed from that sinful state—the grace gift of Jesus Christ. Jesus was publicly put forth as the satisfaction of God’s wrath for us. By His sacrifice on our behalf, we are declared righteous even though we are reminded in this passage that we are sinners. Although we rightfully deserve God’s wrath, Jesus took ..read more

By Sharayah Colter Nov. 19, 2023 Have you heard the quip “whoever wrote the song lyrics ‘easy on a Sunday morning’ must not have been trying to get a family to church”? Most families can probably relate to the idea that Sunday mornings have the potential to be tumultuous, and why wouldn’t Satan like to derail you on your way to church? If you’ve already decided to go to church, the next best thing he can do is make getting there awful enough that when you arrive in the parking lot, no one is happy and everyone enters church wearing a fake smile despite how flustered and frustrated they feel in ..read more

By Dr. Timothy Pigg Pastor, Fellowship Church, Immokalee, Fla. Nov. 17, 2023 We all know of events that have the effect of changing us. One such event occurred on the first day of my employment at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS). I was pursuing a Master of Divinity degree when I began working as the secretary to Dr. Waylan Owens. Dr. Owens, at that time, was the dean of the School of Church and Family Ministries–now the School of Education; he now pastors in Farmersville, Texas. Along with working at SWBTS, I was also the student pastor of a church south of Fort Worth in the ..read more

By Jessica Pigg Nov. 6, 2023 Following an arduous three weeks in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Johnson, a Christian and a Southern Baptist, received enough votes to become Speaker of the House Oct. 25. He has since been thrust into national headlines with significant media attention turning toward his faith and commitment to a biblical worldview.  Despite currently serving his fourth term in Congress, Johnson’s new role as Speaker and his proximity to the presidency have cast new light on the congressman’s deeply-held religious views and what influence those views may bring ..read more

“For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is ..read more

By Jessica Pigg June 20, 2023 NEW ORLEANS–Hundreds gathered to hear from former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other Christian leaders about the state of religious liberty in America, June 13, at “Twilight’s Last Gleaming,” an event hosted through a partnership between Liberty University, the Standing for Freedom Center, and the Conservative Baptist Network, during the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La.  Ryan Helfenbein, executive director of the Standing for Freedom Center and senior vice president of communications and public engagement at Liberty U ..read more