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October 16, 2015
By Andrew J.W. Smith SBTS News Office LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Christian counselors should be able to speak lovingly and winsomely to people struggling with homosexual attraction, said evangelical leaders at the Oct. 5-7 homosexuality conference at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The conference, titled “Homosexuality: Compassion, Care, and Counseling for Struggling People,” was sponsored by the […]
October 14, 2015
By LifeWay news office NASHVILLE — Protestant pastors overwhelmingly agree humanity has a God-given duty to care for animals. They just don’t mention it much from the pulpit. In a survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors, sponsored by Every Living Thing, a national campaign for the Evangelical Statement on Responsible Care for Animals, LifeWay Research […]
October 12, 2015
By Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Frank S. Page has personally signed letters to more than 4,400 Southern Baptist churches that have met or exceeded the 1% Cooperative Program Challenge. Recognized for their contributions are 3,846 congregations that met the challenge for the first time during the 2013-14 fiscal year […]
October 12, 2015
By Baptist Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) — The transgender movement presents an unprecedented theological and cultural crisis for the church, said Southern Baptist scholars at an Oct. 5 pre-conference event, “Transgender: Transgender confusion and transformational Christianity,” at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The preconference preceded the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) annual conference, which is […]
October 9, 2015
By Baptist Press SALT LAKE CITY (BP) — Trustees of the North American Mission Board have approved the establishment of Send Relief — a new compassion ministry to offer Southern Baptists opportunities to meet physical needs and serve underprivileged communities. Also during their Oct. 7 meeting, NAMB’s trustees approved a $4 million budget reduction so […]
October 7, 2015
Compiled by B&R NASHVILLE — “How did this happen?” Wanda S. Lee asked herself. “Beyond what words can say … we’re grieving,” the executive director of the Woman’s Missionary Union, the Southern Baptist Convention’s missions education auxiliary, said of the imminent downsizing of 600-800 missionaries and staff members in a multi-million-dollar shortfall confronting the International […]
September 27, 2015
By SBC staff The “1% Challenge” is simply a request to every Southern Baptist pastor and every Southern Baptist church to increase their Cooperative Program gifts by one percent of their church’s undesignated contributions. Frank S. Page, president of the Executive Committee, issued this challenge during the Executive Committee report at the Southern Baptist Convention […]
September 10, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector RICHMOND, Va. — In the first phase of the International Mission Board’s plan to address revenue shortfalls, leadership announced details of a voluntary retirement incentive (VRI) during town hall meetings with personnel Thursday, Sept. 10. The goal of the plan, IMB leaders shared, is to offer as generous […]
August 27, 2015
By IMB Staff Editor’s Note: For additional information, see Frequently Asked Questions released by the IMB following this article. RICHMOND —International Mission Board leaders have outlined a plan to address IMB’s revenue shortfalls and complete a reset of the organization in order to move forward into the future with innovative vision, wise stewardship and high […]
August 21, 2015
By LifeWay Research Most Americans believe they are seeing an epidemic in the United States of people taking their own lives. But most Americans don’t view suicide as a selfish choice, and they don’t believe it sends people to hell, LifeWay Research finds. “Americans are responding with compassion to a tragedy that touches many families,” […]
August 5, 2015
By Joe Conway Baptist Press NASHVILLE — A sold-out crowd of more than 13,500 from all 50 states and four Canadian provinces flooded into Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to celebrate the call of Jesus and the response of life on mission at the 2015 Send North America Conference Monday, Aug. 3. North American Mission Board President […]
July 14, 2015
By LifeWay Research NASHVILLE—Americans evangelicals remain among the strongest supporters of the nation of Israel. Most believe God has plans for that nation, both now and in the future. And many of America’s preachers say Christians need to support Israel. Those are among the findings of a study of American attitudes toward Israel and […]