NASHVILLE — Meeting Feb. 19-20 in Nashville, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee trustees approved a recommended $190,250,000 Cooperative Program allocation budget for the upcoming 2024–25 fiscal year. The proposed budget is down $5 million from the current 2023–24 budget year. Budget recommendations will go to messengers for approval at the SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis in June. Trustees also approved the Credentials Committee’s four recommendations to disaffiliate with churches for

A special study group formed during a special called executive session of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in November presented its first report before the full committee Feb. 19. Baptist Press reported Nov. 16 that the work study group was asked to review:

NASHVILLE — In his report to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Feb. 19, Bart Barber outlined new efforts to implement what he believes messengers have called on SBC leadership to do as the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting approaches. Among the updates, the Southern Baptist Convention president announced efforts to implement a new resolutions process. He also noted he will announce members of the resolutions committee by the end of

NASHVILLE — The search team for the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has announced that an “excellent” candidate appears to have emerged. The committee shared an update on the process during the EC’s meeting in Nashville on Feb. 19. “We were able to hit the ground running after the last candidate removed his name. This was mainly due to credible opportunities available to us from the

In introducing interim president and CEO Jonathan Howe to deliver his report to the SBC Executive Committee Feb. 19, chairman Philip Robertson of Louisiana praised Howe for his leadership over the past six months. “Through all of the turns and the events over the last six months, he has continued to show up and to lead us through a number of very unexpected situations and I’m so thankful for him,”

PHOENIX, Ariz. —  International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 62 new full-time, fully funded missionaries during their Feb. 14-15 meeting in Phoenix. Trustees met in conjunction with a Sending Celebration for new appointees hosted by North Phoenix Baptist Church on Feb. 14. Keith Evans, trustee chairman from Washington state, presided over the meetings. Trudy Crittendon, trustee recording secretary from South Carolina, called Thursday’s plenary session to order and

PHOENIX, Ariz. —  International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 62 new full-time, fully funded missionaries during their Feb. 14-15 meeting in Phoenix. Trustees met in conjunction with a Sending Celebration for new appointees hosted by North Phoenix Baptist Church on Feb. 14. Keith Evans, trustee chairman from Washington state, presided over the meetings. Trudy Crittendon, trustee recording secretary from South Carolina, called Thursday’s plenary session to order and