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RETIRED PASTORS SATISFIED, SEE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

October 31, 2019

By Aaron Earls LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE — Most retirement age pastors and missionaries say their current life is close to ideal, but some who have entered retirement say they could’ve been better prepared. In a survey sponsored by Shepherd’s Fold Ministries, Nashville-based LifeWay Research asked 2,451 pastors, ministers and missionaries who were retired or at least 67 years old about their life, health, relationships, reflections on ministry, and how

TENNESSEE CHURCHES HELP REACH ANNIE ARMSTRONG RECORD

October 22, 2019

Baptist Press SAN FRANCISCO — For the third straight year, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) for North American missions has hit a record high. The 2019 offering total was announced during an Oct. 7 gathering with North American Mission Board (NAMB) trustees. Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd revealed the $62.2 million total in a video call. “This record-breaking offering that our churches have given this past

IMB WORKER ANDY LEININGER DIES AT 56

October 21, 2019

By Leslie Peacock Caldwell Baptist Press RICHMOND — Andrew (Andy) N. Leininger, who served as a Christian worker in the former Soviet Union for 22 years, died in his home state of Missouri on October 13, 2019. He was 56. In November 2016, Leininger was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive cancer that caused a brain tumor. In the months that followed, he had multiple surgeries and treatments. On October

IMB APPOINTS MISSIONARIES

October 14, 2019

Baptist Press RICHMOND — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 24 new fulltime, fully funded personnel to take the gospel to unreached people and places during their Sept. 25-26 meeting near Richmond. The meeting also included an update on an external report regarding IMB’s prevention and response to abuse and harassment; the approval of a balanced budget for 2019-20; and orientation for 23 new trustees, including Sam Greer,

MAN BAPTIZED AT CHURCH HE VANDALIZED 6 MONTHS EARLIER

October 10, 2019

By Tobin Perry Baptist Press CONWAY, Ark. (BP) — Feb. 28, 2019 was one of the worst days of 23-year-old Brenton Winn’s life. But it paved the way for one of the best. Angry at God after he relapsed from an addiction to methamphetamines despite spending time at a faith-based recovery program, Winn knew nothing about Central Baptist Church of Conway, Ark., when he broke in that February evening. High

LMCO RECEIVES 3RD HIGHEST TOTAL EVER

October 10, 2019

Baptist Press RICHMOND — Southern Baptist church members gave $156.6 million to support international missionaries in 2018-2019, the third-highest Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for international missions ever received. Tennessee Baptists gave $10,389,109 to the 2018-19 offering, according to the TBMB accounting office. “Because you and your church gave through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, you are a part of reaching the unreached in every nation,” said IMB president Paul Chitwood.

EVANGELISTIC ENERGY

October 9, 2019

NAMB tour helps believers learn to share gospel By Brandon Elrod Baptist Press FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Mark Hoover, pastor of First Baptist Church in Hayti, Mo., is looking for a new “one.” After witnessing long distance to his brother, Dusty, who lives in their home state of Mississippi, Hoover saw him come to Christ. Inspired by what God had done in his life, Dusty drove several hours to Hayti

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM: A MISSIONARY’S GRATITUDE

October 2, 2019

By Paul Chitwood International Mission Board President EDITOR’S NOTE FROM BAPTIST PRESS: Paul Chitwood is president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. October is Cooperative Program Emphasis month in the Southern Baptist Convention. Learn more about CP here. RICHMOND, Va. — As I near the first anniversary of being elected president of the International Mission Board, I am incredibly encouraged about so many aspects of the Great Commission work

2020 SBC ONLINE HOTEL REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

October 2, 2019

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Online hotel registration opens Tuesday (Oct. 1) for the Southern Baptist Convention 2020 Annual Meeting June 9-10 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Reservations open 8 a.m. Central Time at sbcannualmeeting.net/sbc20, under the housing & travel tab. SBC Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd called the meeting the “premier event” in Southern Baptist life.

2020 ELECTIONS: MOST EVANGELICALS WANT TO PLAY NICE

September 30, 2019

By Aaron Earls Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Most American evangelicals believe Jesus’ Golden Rule — “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” — applies to politics. Some, however, see the political realm leading up to the 2020 elections as no place for niceness, according to a new study. A LifeWay Research study sponsored by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC)

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RETIRED PASTORS SATISFIED, SEE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT