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PRAYER, DR GIVING TOPS EC ACTIONS

October 4, 2017

Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Intercessory prayer and special disaster recovery funding topped the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee agenda during its Sept. 18–19 meeting, which marked the group’s centennial. The Executive Committee unanimously approved a resolution calling Southern Baptists and other Christians to prevailing prayer in the midst of “racial unrest, cataclysmic storms, raging wildfires, political strife, daily shootings in cities across the land, and rampant disregard for the commands

BEST WAYS TO GIVE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

September 27, 2017

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press HOUSTON — Mickey Caison has seen it many times in his disaster relief career. Well-meaning folks collect a truckload of food and clothing, drive perhaps hundreds of miles to a disaster zone, but can find no place to deliver the goods. Deciding “let’s put a trailer on the lot and fill it up with goods to take to Texas, is the most ineffective way of

CONGREGATIONAL SINGING ALIVE AND WELL AT ‘SING!’ CONF.

September 25, 2017

Baptist Press BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) — The first time Keith Getty sat down to write the melody for a new hymn, he penned the now-classic tune for “In Christ Alone.” It’s been all downhill from there, Getty said with a wry smile at the recent “Sing!” conference in Nashville. A few of his friends may disagree.

GAINES TO EC: DO YOU SEE LOSTNESS?

September 20, 2017

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — Prayer and evangelism will enable the Southern Baptist Convention to abide and continue its work in an increasingly eclectic society, SBC President Steve Gaines told the Executive Committee during its 2017 fall meeting in Nashville. SBC leaders and laity must see and love the lost so much that it creates a burden that the lost be saved, Gaines said in his address

PLATT TO SERVE AS TEACHING PASTOR

September 14, 2017

Compiled from IMB website RIDGECREST, N.C. – Trustees of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board have given approval for President David Platt to serve as teaching pastor of McLean Bible Church in McLean, Va., in addition to his duties with the IMB. Approval was given during the IMB board of trustee meeting held Sept. 11-13 at Ridgecrest (N.C) Baptist Conference Center.

CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ‘TODAY’S PARENTING’

September 14, 2017

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — The lineup of speakers at this year’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission conference was impressive. So, too, was the setting for the event, which was held at the sprawling Opryland Hotel. But the true appeal of this year’s gathering was the event’s central topic: Parenting. Touching on subjects that ranged from social media to sports to foster care, the conference examined the

LIFEWAY, GAINES PARTNER TO CREATE PRAYER RESOURCE

September 13, 2017

LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE (BP) — LifeWay Christian Resources has partnered with Southern Baptist Convention president Steve Gaines to create a six-session Bible study, Pray Like This: Living the Lord’s Prayer, scheduled for release Oct. 1. This Bible study is designed to bring a deep understanding of the text, theology and application of the Lord’s Prayer. It is a follow-up to the SBC’s 2017 annual meeting, themed “Pray! For Such

PASTORS’ SPOUSES EXPERIENCE MIXED BLESSINGS

September 12, 2017

By Bob Smietana LifeWay Research NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Being married to a pastor means a life filled with joy, purpose and a lot of headaches. Most pastors’ spouses feel a call to ministry and enjoy their roles inside and outside their church. Many also have few friends, think they yell at their kids too much, and worry about money. Those are among the findings of a new LifeWay Research study about

TRUMP MEETS WITH SBC’S EZELL, OTHER RELIEF LEADERS

September 5, 2017

Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) — President Donald Trump met with leaders of the three largest disaster relief organizations in the United States at the White House today (Sept. 1) to discuss relief efforts in south Texas in the wake of historic flooding and other damage left by Hurricane Harvey. Included at the meeting were Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR), represented by North American Mission Board (NAMB) President Kevin Ezell; American

ECLIPSE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO WITNESS

August 30, 2017

By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Distribution of nearly 7,000 gospel tracts by a Wyoming church, and an outdoor baptism service in Kentucky were among the ways Southern Baptists celebrated the first total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. since 1979. The eclipse — whose 70-mile-wide “path of totality” was visible Aug. 21 in 14 states from Oregon to South Carolina — also led some evangelicals to theological reflections

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PRAYER, DR GIVING TOPS EC ACTIONS

BEST WAYS TO GIVE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

CONGREGATIONAL SINGING ALIVE AND WELL AT ‘SING!’ CONF.

GAINES TO EC: DO YOU SEE LOSTNESS?

PLATT TO SERVE AS TEACHING PASTOR

CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ‘TODAY’S PARENTING’

LIFEWAY, GAINES PARTNER TO CREATE PRAYER RESOURCE

PASTORS’ SPOUSES EXPERIENCE MIXED BLESSINGS

TRUMP MEETS WITH SBC’S EZELL, OTHER RELIEF LEADERS

ECLIPSE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO WITNESS

PRAYER, DR GIVING TOPS EC ACTIONS

BEST WAYS TO GIVE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

CONGREGATIONAL SINGING ALIVE AND WELL AT ‘SING!’ CONF.

GAINES TO EC: DO YOU SEE LOSTNESS?

PLATT TO SERVE AS TEACHING PASTOR

CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ‘TODAY’S PARENTING’

LIFEWAY, GAINES PARTNER TO CREATE PRAYER RESOURCE

PASTORS’ SPOUSES EXPERIENCE MIXED BLESSINGS

TRUMP MEETS WITH SBC’S EZELL, OTHER RELIEF LEADERS

ECLIPSE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO WITNESS

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