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May 13, 2019
By Art Toalston Baptist Press GALVESTON, Texas — A San Antonio church has been removed from the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention for retaining a pastor listed on the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. The action involving New Spirit Baptist Church was taken by the SBTC’s Executive Board during an April 22-23 meeting in Galveston, […]
May 13, 2019
By Rachel Lynn Aldrich/WORLD Baptist Press ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, recently signed legislation that protects unborn babies from abortion once they have a detectable heartbeat, usually around six weeks of gestation. The law is scheduled take effect Jan. 1, 2020. The state currently allows abortion in the first 20 weeks […]
May 13, 2019
By Grace Thornton Baptist Press PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The ordination process of Southern Baptist churches is a weak spot when it comes to protecting congregations from sexual predators, according to a report released May 9. The report, “Above Reproach: A Study of the Ordination Practices of SBC Churches,” was conducted by Jason A. Lowe, an […]
May 10, 2019
By Drew Elizabeth Rushing Baptist Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — This year, Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) celebrates the 50th anniversary of Acteens, the missions education group for girls in grades 7–12. To kick off the celebration, WMU will bring together former Acteens to reflect on the past and look to the future on Friday, June 7. […]
May 8, 2019
By Baptist Message Staff WOODWORTH, La. — The Louisiana Baptist Convention Executive Board voted unanimously to elect Steve Horn as the 19th executive director of the organization during the entity’s spring meeting at the Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center in Woodworth May 7. He was nominated by a search committee composed of board members and […]
May 8, 2019
By Tom Strode Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore launched a YouTube channel Tuesday (May 7) to address a variety of theological and cultural issues. The YouTube channel featuring Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), opened with a series titled “On the Issues,” according to a news release […]
May 8, 2019
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Research NASHVILLE — Building relationships with other believers seems to come naturally to Protestant churchgoers, however, for many, those relationships are built apart from Bible study and spiritual growth. The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found 78 percent of Protestant churchgoers say they have developed significant relationships […]
May 6, 2019
By Aaron Earls Writer, LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE — The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found excitement and eagerness about the idea of evangelism, but few Protestant churchgoers actually engaged in the practice on a regular basis. More than half (55 percent) of those who attend church at least once a […]
April 24, 2019
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Nominees to serve on the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, the four denominational boards — International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, LifeWay Christian Resources, and GuideStone Financial Resources, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the six seminaries, and the Committee on Order of Business — have been selected by the […]
April 10, 2019
By Shawn Hendricks Baptist Press JINJA, UGANDA — There’s a deacon in Uganda who will gladly pray for church members who pay a few shillings; another preacher says God will bless them with a car or house if they are willing to give him some money. And another preaches John the Baptist was born of […]
April 10, 2019
By Art Toalston Baptist Press PLANO, Texas — Ernie Myers, founding executive director of the Nevada Baptist Convention, died Tuesday, April 2, in Plano, Texas. He was 93. Myers was elected as executive director when the Nevada convention was constituted in 1978 in Las Vegas during an Oct. 16-17 meeting at Red Rock Baptist Church.
April 10, 2019
By Will Hall Baptist Message ALEXANDRIA, La. — Steve Horn is a leader among leaders in the Louisiana Baptist Convention and someone who loves Louisiana Baptists, Waylon Bailey shared with the Baptist Message in announcing Horn as the candidate the search committee will present May 7 to the LBC Executive Board for a vote.