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IMB NOTES WAYS TO SUPPORT RETURNING MISSIONARIES

December 1, 2015

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, at least 600 field personnel and stateside staff members are expected to resign as a

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IN PARIS, ‘DEATH, PAIN & TERROR’ MET BY PRAYER, HOPE

November 16, 2015

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 worker in France. “People are in a state of shock and mourning; however, there is

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MISSIONARIES MAKE TOUGH DECISION

November 4, 2015

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 600-800 people. The first wave of cuts was slated to come from voluntary reti­r­­ement ­incentives

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IMB Announces Budget Shortfall; 600 to 800 Positions to Be Eliminated

August 27, 2015

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 accountability.

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Search Committee Member Offers Perspective

September 10, 2014

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 responsibility of the Church; bringing the gospel to all nations. “Shortly after our committee was

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Platt Elected to Lead IMB

September 10, 2014

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 Reflector ROCKVILLE, Va. — Alabama Baptist pastor and noted author David Platt has been elected

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Alabama Pastor Elected to Lead SBC International Mission Board

August 30, 2014

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 in Birmingham, Ala., will take office effective immediately as president of the 169-year-old Southern Baptist

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Platt Elected to Lead IMB

September 10, 2014

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

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