IMB NOTES WAYS TO SUPPORT RETURNING MISSIONARIES
Baptist Press RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — With the International Mission Board expecting hundreds of missionaries to leave their positions in the coming months, the board has published a list of ways individuals and churches can support field personnel returning to the U.S. According to a Q&A posted on the IMB website and updated Nov. 18, […]
IN PARIS, ‘DEATH, PAIN & TERROR’ MET BY PRAYER, HOPE
by Charles Braddix Baptist Press PARIS (BP) — Friday the 13th became a day of infamy in Paris after a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris left at least 129 people dead and 350 wounded. “This has been the worst attack in Paris since World War II,” said Tara Chaney*, an International Mission Board […]
MISSIONARIES MAKE TOUGH DECISION
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET – Jennie and Peter Stillman, 35-year career missionaries with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, were preparing to leave for Tennessee for stateside assignment in September when they received notice in late August that the IMB was going to have to reduce its missionary/staff personnel by […]
IMB Announces Budget Shortfall; 600 to 800 Positions to Be Eliminated
By IMB Staff Editor’s Note: For additional information, see Frequently Asked Questions released by the IMB following this article. RICHMOND —International Mission Board leaders have outlined a plan to address IMB’s revenue shortfalls and complete a reset of the organization in order to move forward into the future with innovative vision, wise stewardship and high […]
Search Committee Member Offers Perspective
Editor’s Note: Scott Harris, missions minister at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, served on the search committee of the International Mission Board that called David Platt as president. Here is his perspective on the new IMB leader. By Baptist and Reflector “Our ultimate goal in the process was to find the right leader for the ultimate […]
Platt Elected to Lead IMB
Editor’s Note: David Platt was elected as president of the International Mission Board on Aug. 27. The Baptist and Reflector posted a story on the Tennessee Baptist Convention website that day. This article is a shortened version with added comments from Tennessee Baptists who are serving as IMB trustees. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and […]
Alabama Pastor Elected to Lead SBC International Mission Board
By Baptist and Reflector ROCKVILLE, Va – Alabama Baptist pastor and noted author David Platt has been elected president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board. Platt’s election took place Aug. 27 during a trustee meeting held at the IMB’s International Learning Center in Rockville, Va. Platt, 36, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills […]