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June 17, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector COLUMBUS, Ohio – With the decision of the United States Supreme Court on whether all states must recognize same-sex marriage still to come, Southern Baptists have made it clear where they stand. Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Columbus passed a resolution June 16 that […]
June 17, 2015
By Baptist Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) — Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd was reelected without opposition to a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention June 16 during the SBC annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Registered messengers totaled 5,277 messengers at the time. Floyd was nominated by North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear, who said, […]
June 17, 2015
By Baptist Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) — Messengers to the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention adopted nine resolutions — some on culturally divisive issues — with almost no opposition. All the resolutions offered in the Tuesday afternoon session (June 16) at the SBC’s meeting gained passage by unanimous or nearly unanimous votes. The messengers affirmed biblically […]
June 16, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector COLUMBUS, Ohio – Prayer needs to be the priority of every Christian’s life, affirmed Tennessee Baptist Steve Gaines of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova. In the final message of the afternoon session of the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference June 15, Gaines observed, “a day without prayer is a […]
June 16, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector COLUMBUS, Ohio – At least 345 individuals prayed to receive Christ as a result of Crossover 2015. Crossover is an evangelistic thrust held in the city hosting the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Events were held for several days, but the major thrust occurred on Saturday, […]
May 26, 2015
By Baptist Press DALLAS — Churches and ministries that reimburse their employees for individual health coverage may soon find themselves facing stiff penalties of up to $36,500 per employee, per year, under the federal health care law commonly known as Obamacare, as a grace period expires June 30. The penalties on employers who maintain employer […]
May 19, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is looking for volunteers to serve with Baptist Global Response in Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the country in late April, killing thousands of people. Millions of people were affected and hundreds of thousands of homes were either demolished or rendered uninhabitable. Baptist Global […]
April 8, 2015
By Baptist Press and B&R Tennessee Baptists urged to pray for decision that will impact Volunteer State WASHINGTON — The legal fate of marriage in the United States will be debated April 28 before the Supreme Court. The high court announced in March the date for oral arguments regarding same-sex marriage. The justices likely will […]
December 17, 2014
By Baptist Press and B&R NASHVILLE — With many in the U.S. expected to give more money to charities this Christmas season, financial experts are advising a biblically based, focused and well-educated approach to charitable giving. Christians should be careful to give their gifts to charities that have proven to be responsible stewards of God’s […]
August 30, 2014
By Baptist and Reflector ROCKVILLE, Va – Alabama Baptist pastor and noted author David Platt has been elected president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board. Platt’s election took place Aug. 27 during a trustee meeting held at the IMB’s International Learning Center in Rockville, Va. Platt, 36, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills […]
June 18, 2014
423 Tennessee Baptists among 5,294 SBC messengers conducting business in Baltimore BALTIMORE — Arkansas pastor and longtime Southern Baptist Convention leader Ronnie Floyd was elected as the denomination’s new president during the June 10-11 meeting at the Baltimore Convention Center. Floyd was elected over two other candidates — Dennis Manpoong Kim, pastor of Global Mission […]
June 3, 2014
By Carol Pipes LifeWay Writer NASHVILLE — Southern Baptists experienced growth in the number of churches affiliated with the convention in 2013, while other key measures declined, according to the Annual Church Profile (ACP) compiled by LifeWay Christian Resources in cooperation with Baptist state conventions. The number of churches in the Southern Baptist Convention grew […]
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