ANNIE ARMSTRONG, LOTTIE MOON OFFERINGS REACH RECORD HIGHS

Generosity among Southern Baptists remains strong as evidenced by the most recent Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering totals. When the books closed on the SBC’s 2023-24 fiscal year Sept. 30, the Annie offering totaled $74.7 million, and the Lottie offering totaled $206.8 million — record highs for both. The openhanded giving through […]

SOUTHERN BAPTIST PASTOR PAY REBOUNDS

BRENTWOOD — After a difficult economic stretch for many churches and pastors, Southern Baptist pastors may feel more comfortable compared to two years ago.  Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist senior pastors, full-time staff ministers and full-time office personnel outpaced inflation over the past two years, according to a study conducted by Lifeway Research along with […]

IMB REPORTS LMCO TOTALS MORE THAN $204 MILLION; TRUSTEES APPROVE BUDGET

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 69 full-time, fully funded missionaries during their Sept. 25-26 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. Fifty-seven of the missionaries participated in a Sending Celebration hosted by First Baptist Church Park Street, Charlottesville — the historic church where the famous Southern Baptist missionary Lottie Moon was baptized. […]

IMB REPORTS LMCO TOTALS MORE THAN $204 MILLION; TRUSTEES APPROVE $312 MILLION BUDGET

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 69 full-time, fully funded missionaries during their Sept. 25-26 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. Fifty-seven of the missionaries participated in a Sending Celebration hosted by First Baptist Church Park Street, Charlottesville — the historic church where the famous Southern Baptist missionary Lottie Moon was baptized. […]

SBC EC LEGAL EXPENSES SURPASS $12M IN THREE YEARS

NASHVILLE — The SBC Executive Committee says it has spent more than $12.1 million on the 2021-2022 Guidepost Solutions investigation and subsequent legal expenses dating back to the 2021 fiscal year. The release of the detailed financial information was the result of a motion adopted by messengers at this summer’s SBC Annual Meeting. “The EC […]

SBC EXEC COMM TO SELL DOWNTOWN BUILDING, CREATE NEW DEPARTMENT ON ABUSE RESPONSE

NASHVILLE — In an effort to help the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee rebound from ongoing financial struggles and growing legal expenses, the EC announced on Sept. 17 it was planning to sell its downtown Nashville building. The EC also reported this week during its meeting it had spent more than $12.1 million on sexual […]

PRESSLEY GIVES FIRST REPORT TO EXEC COMM AS SBC PRESIDENT

NASHVILLE — Speaking to the Executive Committee for the first time since being elected SBC president in June, Clint Pressley didn’t waste any time expressing his love for Southern Baptists on Sept. 17. Pressley — who noted he knew he wanted to be a “Baptist preacher” at the age of 16 — shared how he […]

LIFEWAY PRESENTS LARGEST MISSIONS OFFERING TO IMB AND NAMB IN RECENT YEARS

BRENTWOOD — This summer, as thousands of kids and students attended Lifeway camps across the country, camp staff challenged them to think more broadly about their role in God’s mission to make disciples of all nations, and campers responded by giving generously to Southern Baptist missions endeavors. Because of the faithful giving of kids, students […]