October 8, 2024

By Leslie Peacock CaldwellInternational Mission BoardCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 69 full-time, fully funded missionaries during their Sept. 25-26 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. Fifty-seven of the missionaries participated in a Sending Celebration hosted by First Baptist Church Park Street, Charlottesville — the historic church where the famous Southern Baptist […]

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September 30, 2024

By Leslie Peacock Caldwell, International Mission BoardCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 69 full-time, fully funded missionaries during their Sept. 25-26 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. Fifty-seven of the missionaries participated in a Sending Celebration hosted by First Baptist Church Park Street, Charlottesville — the historic church where the famous Southern […]

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September 18, 2024

By Brandon Porter and Laura ErlansonBaptist PressNASHVILLE — The SBC Executive Committee says it has spent more than $12.1 million on the 2021-2022 Guidepost Solutions investigation and subsequent legal expenses dating back to the 2021 fiscal year. The release of the detailed financial information was the result of a motion adopted by messengers at this […]

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September 18, 2024

By Baptist Press staffNASHVILLE — Dozens of agenda items awaited discussion and action by SBC Executive Committee members at their fall meeting this week. The committee made short work of its many referrals and recommendations, including consequential ones like finding a new home for sexual abuse prevention in the SBC and releasing a total dollar […]

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September 18, 2024

By The Baptist PaperNASHVILLE — In an effort to help the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee rebound from ongoing financial struggles and growing legal expenses, the EC announced on Sept. 17 it was planning to sell its downtown Nashville building. The EC also reported this week during its meeting it had spent more than $12.1 […]

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September 18, 2024

By The Baptist PaperNASHVILLE — Speaking to the Executive Committee for the first time since being elected SBC president in June, Clint Pressley didn’t waste any time expressing his love for Southern Baptists on Sept. 17. Pressley — who noted he knew he wanted to be a “Baptist preacher” at the age of 16 — […]

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September 17, 2024

By Marissa Postell Sullivan and Lauren BearryLifeway news officeBRENTWOOD — This summer, as thousands of kids and students attended Lifeway camps across the country, camp staff challenged them to think more broadly about their role in God’s mission to make disciples of all nations, and campers responded by giving generously to Southern Baptist missions endeavors. […]

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September 17, 2024

By The Baptist PaperNASHVILLE — While Jeff Iorg’s initial plans for retirement won’t happen as expected, the former president of Gateway Seminary noted he and his wife, Ann, are at peace because “God called, and here we are.” Iorg, who stepped away from Gateway earlier this year, was installed to lead the Southern Baptist Convention […]

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September 12, 2024

By Jennifer Davis RashThe Baptist Paper  NASHVILLE — The staff of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission heard an official word of affirmation on Sept. 11 with the release of a statement approved by the full board of trustees in a two-hour executive session yesterday during the annual meeting in Nashville. The full statement […]

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September 6, 2024

By Diana ChandlerBaptist PressBEIJING — The Chinese government has officially ended its international adoption program, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced Sept. 5, ending hopes for hundreds of U.S. families who were matched with children before the COVID-19 pandemic but had adoptions put on hold in 2020. Karla Thrasher, senior director of international adoptions at […]

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September 4, 2024

By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Longtime Baptist communicator Floyd Craig died Aug. 30 at the age of 91. A native of Oklahoma, Craig and his wife, Anne, formed Craig Communications in 1981. Clients included a number of Southern Baptist organizations. Prior to establishing their firm, Craig served as director of communications with the Baptist General […]

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August 29, 2024

By Kristen SosebeeInternational Mission BoardFRANKLIN — “We can’t control the results, but we can measure our faithfulness,” said Jason Harris, team leader for the International Mission Board’s Paris team, explaining their strategy for gospel outreach during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Part of that strategy includes facilitating and mobilizing more than 300 short-term volunteers to […]

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