Baptist and Reflector BOLIVAR — Becky Logan was honored on March 13 for 25 years of faithful service as pianist of First Baptist Church, Bolivar. Logan and her husband, Marston, moved to Bolivar and joined First Baptist in 1976 where she served in a variety of roles with the music ministry, Sunday School teacher, Mission Friends teacher and more. In 1978 she was asked by then minister of music James
By BP Staff NASHVILLE — A survey to aid in developing a candidate profile for the next president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee has been released by the team charged with hiring the successor to Ronnie Floyd, who left the organization in October 2021. “We have generated these questions to help better inform us on what Southern Baptist leaders, pastors, and churches are looking for in our next
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press MORRISTOWN — Alan Duncan had plans for a professional football career after his years as a placekicker for the University of Tennessee ended in 1980. And while those plans did not have go as originally intended, they led to service on the foreign mission field as well as having an impact on athletes alongside the guy he knew as “Big Reg.” Those memories began flooding
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Chairman Rolland Slade announced on April 18 that the SBC Executive Committee will hold a special called meeting Thursday, April 28. The meeting is being called primarily to discuss the relocation of the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting currently slated to be held June 13-14, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. “The good news is the attendance at the annual meeting is trending up, which is
Editor’s note: April 27 is recognized as National Administrative Professionals Day. Take this opportunity to thank your church secretary or ministry assistant for the ministry they perform for your church. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MURFREESBORO — Church ministry assistants strongly believe there are more “pros” than “cons” when it comes to serving in the same church where their membership resides. Of the approximately 120 church ministry
Editor’s note: April 27 is recognized as National Administrative Professionals Day. Take this opportunity to thank your church secretary or ministry assistant for the ministry they perform for your church. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MURFREESBORO — In some churches they are ministry or administrative assistants. In others, they are secretaries. It really doesn’t matter which title is used — ministry assistants or church secretaries — they
By Jennifer Davis Rash The Baptist Paper As the Sexual Abuse Task Force finalizes its report in the coming weeks, the law firm representing the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee during the investigation will be wrapping up its service in the coming months, according to an announcement on April 14. The upcoming change in attorneys comes amid questions about the firm’s support of organizations and efforts in conflict with traditional
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — A secondary option for Cooperative Program giving through the Missouri Baptist Convention “is by no means permanent,” said that state’s president and board chair. “This is only temporary,” explained Jon Nelson, pastor of Soma Community Church in Jefferson City. “As our new interim (executive committee) director Willie McLaurin and executive committee address these issues, we look forward to going back to where we
By Roy Hayhurst Director of denominational and public relations at GuideStone DALLAS — Almost 150 church and ministry business, HR and finance leaders from 22 states left Dallas with actionable insights and encouragement after the GuideStone Employee Benefits Summit (EBS). This year marked the first time the normally annual event could occur in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “While we were able to offer an EBS webinar series
By BP staff ANAHEIM, Calif. — Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has announced his appointments to the 2022 Committee on Committees. Litton, pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Ala., announced the chair and vice chair for the committee last fall, naming Jeremy Freeman, pastor of First Baptist Church, Newcastle, Okla., as chair, and Amanda Stanton, member of Calvary Church, Clearwater, Fla., as vice chair. The committee’s members represent the
Baptist and Reflector BOLIVAR — Becky Logan was honored on March 13 for 25 years of faithful service as pianist of First Baptist Church, Bolivar.
By BP Staff NASHVILLE — A survey to aid in developing a candidate profile for the next president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press MORRISTOWN — Alan Duncan had plans for a professional football career after his years as a placekicker for the University
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Chairman Rolland Slade announced on April 18 that the SBC Executive Committee will hold a special called meeting
Editor’s note: April 27 is recognized as National Administrative Professionals Day. Take this opportunity to thank your church secretary or ministry assistant for the ministry
Editor’s note: April 27 is recognized as National Administrative Professionals Day. Take this opportunity to thank your church secretary or ministry assistant for the ministry
By Jennifer Davis Rash The Baptist Paper As the Sexual Abuse Task Force finalizes its report in the coming weeks, the law firm representing the
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — A secondary option for Cooperative Program giving through the Missouri Baptist Convention “is by no means permanent,” said
By Roy Hayhurst Director of denominational and public relations at GuideStone DALLAS — Almost 150 church and ministry business, HR and finance leaders from 22
By BP staff ANAHEIM, Calif. — Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has announced his appointments to the 2022 Committee on Committees. Litton, pastor of