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January 20, 2020
By Tess Schoonhoven Baptist Press NASHVILLE — J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is calling SBC churches to participate in a nationwide focus on baptism this Easter Sunday, April 12. After the success of the first “Baptism Sunday” in September 2019, Greear and other SBC leadership hope to continue to focus on growing […]
January 20, 2020
By Tess Schoonhoven Baptist Press MONTROSE, Ark. — On the morning of Jan. 16, two Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) volunteers found themselves responding to a present emergency — a real-time disaster. ABDR, a subsidiary of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) primarily focuses on giving aid to communities where natural disasters have struck. While […]
January 15, 2020
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press ORLANDO — Each church should send the maximum number of messengers allowed to the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando in June, SBC Executive Committee president Ronnie Floyd told Baptist Press on Jan. 14. “I want to encourage every Southern Baptist church to send messengers to our 2020 […]
January 13, 2020
By Catherine Finch IMB writer As French McLemore rode through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, the last thing he expected to see was a sign for a Baptist church. Born in Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as it was once known, McLemore and his family lived there until two days […]
January 10, 2020
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — With the unfolding of a new year comes opportunities for new commitments, resolutions and goals. For many, these goals include dedications to Bible reading and thus, specific Bible reading plans. But choosing a Bible reading plan can be intimidating and some wonder, why even bother being specific about the way in […]
January 9, 2020
Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Evangelicals may differ about the best response to Iran’s Jan. 8 missile attack against military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, but they seem united in acknowledging the gravity of the situation and calling for prayer. America confronts “a sober moment in history as we face possible armed conflict against Iran,” […]
January 8, 2020
By Bryan Pittman Family pastor and missions strategy leader, Lee Road Baptist Church, Taylors, South Carolina In Japan, statistics show that 99 percent of the population does not have a relationship with Christ. Those statistics represent people—living, breathing image-bearers of God whom Jesus Christ died to save. While the task of reaching them with the […]
January 7, 2020
‘Year of transition’ in SBC tops headlines By Tobin Perry Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Southern Baptists marked a year of transitions at several national entities in 2019, and they launched an initiative to help churches care for individuals affected by sexual abuse and harassment. These five news stories, selected by the editors of Baptist Press […]
December 27, 2019
Baptist Press PENSACOLA — Pensacola Baptist churches are grieving as they bring comfort, hope and love to their community after a gunman began shooting at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, killing three people and wounding eight others Friday, Dec. 6. “When tragedy strikes in a place like this, we are a tight-knit community and […]
December 26, 2019
Baptist Press DALLAS — Former Annuity Board (now GuideStone Financial Resources) president Darold H. Morgan passed away Dec. 11. He was 95. Morgan served as president of the Annuity Board from March 1, 1972, until his retirement March 1, 1990, when he was succeeded by Paul W. Powell, who died in December 2016.
December 23, 2019
Poignantly encouraged more workers to be sent Appointed as a missionary to China in 1872. Wrote impassioned letters describing the realities of mission work and the desperate need for more workers. Expanded Work (1885-1894) Encouraged Southern Baptist Women to organize mission societies in local churches, which led to the formation of Woman’s Missionary Union. Advocated […]
December 20, 2019
By Tom Strode Baptist Press WASHINGTON — The third impeachment of a president in American history came Wednesday night (Dec. 18) in a still deeply divided U.S. House of Representatives and country. he House passed two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump without any Republican members voting for them. Democrats voted 230-197 to approve […]