Ava Thomas/Baptist Press MOSUL, Iraq (BP) – Sudden intense fighting in Iraq has prompted a “double crisis” in the region, with Iraqi refugees compounding the already heavy burden of the Syrian refugee crisis, said Don Alan,* a Christian leader in the region. Half a million Iraqis left Mosul last week when the city fell under attacks by extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), fleeing with their families into Kurdish-ruled northern Iraq and neighboring countries. … [Read more...]
Moore: Gospel includes engaging culture
WASHINGTON (BP) – Public engagement of cultural issues in a “Christ-shaped manner” is crucial for pastors and other Christians, ethicist Russell D. Moore said after hosting Southern Baptist leaders at a briefing in the U.S. Capitol. Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), joined congressional leaders and members of both legislative chambers in speaking to briefing participants June 12 in the Capitol building. The ERLC sponsored the event … [Read more...]
Students share Christ in Brazil amid World Cup frenzy
Alan Brant/Baptist Press RIO DE JANEIRO (BP) – There were no flashbulbs or television cameras, only teammates – mostly children half his size and barefoot – who celebrated and mobbed Dane Van Ryckeghem after he assisted in a goal during the game. The frenzy of World Cup soccer had nothing on the jubilant Brazilian neighborhood kids playing with visitors from the United States on a soggy field on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Van Ryckeghem, a student at the University of Alabama in … [Read more...]
Page: CP advancing, not retreating
ERIN ROACH/Baptist Press BALTIMORE (BP) – Southern Baptists are advancing, not retreating, as they rally to give more through the Cooperative Program to fuel the Great Commission task, Executive Committee President Frank Page told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Baltimore June 10. “We thank God that two years ago the Cooperative Program stopped its declination at 5.41 percent and last year rose for the first time in two decades to 5.50 percent,” Page … [Read more...]
NFL draftee Sam’s kiss stirs comments
Tim Ellsworth/Baptist Press JEFFERSON CITY (BP) – While many journalists and celebrities praised Michael Sam when he was selected in last month’s NFL draft and subsequently kissed his boyfriend on national television, several Southern Baptists commentators took exception to the display. Sam, who became the first openly gay player to be selected by an NFL team, is a defensive end who played at the University of Missouri and publicly identified himself as a homosexual in February. The St. … [Read more...]
Celebration, challenge mark WMU report
Julie Walters/Baptist Press BALTIMORE, Md. (BP) – Celebrating historic milestones and the highest offering ever for international missions was the focus of national Woman’s Missionary Union’s (WMU) report to the Southern Baptist Convention. Wanda Lee, WMU’s executive director/treasurer, and Debby Akerman, national president, said WMU wrapped up a yearlong celebration of their 125th anniversary at this year’s missions celebration, June 8-9, complete with historic tours in the area. Days … [Read more...]
MBTS enjoying record enrollment, financial gifts, academic expansion
BALTIMORE, Md. (BP) –- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is enjoying record enrollment, major financial gifts and academic expansion, President Jason Allen announced in his report to the Southern Baptist Convention June 11. Midwestern has avoided crises of resources, identity and mission common at other theological institutions in America, Allen said, thanking Southern Baptist churches for their support through the Cooperative Program. “I’m pleased to report to the messengers of … [Read more...]
9 resolutions garner adoption
BALTIMORE (BP) -- Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution on transgender identity for the first time while returning to such issues as civil rights, gambling and world hunger for further statements.All nine resolutions offered Tuesday (June 10) at the SBC's 2014 meeting gained approval by unanimous or overwhelming votes. The messengers' actions in about 30 minutes meant a second report scheduled for Wednesday morning (June 11) was not needed.The resolution on … [Read more...]
IMB, NAMB, WMU commission 100 missionaries
Shannon Baker/Baptist Press BALTIMORE, Md. (BP) – The International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board commissioned approximately 100 during a rare joint commissioning service sponsored by the Woman’s Missionary Union, June 8, at the Baltimore Convention Center. In an emotional service marked by prayer and praise, many were commissioned to serve as church planters, evangelism catalysts, collegiate ministers, refugee workers, chaplains and ministers to people groups in … [Read more...]
Moore: Transgender stance wise
Tom Strode/Baptist Press BALTIMORE, Md. (BP) – Questions from churches about the transgender issue and the tide of culture pointed to the need for Southern Baptists to address the topic during their annual meeting, the convention’s lead ethicist said. Messengers to the 2014 Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution on transgender identity June 10, marking the first time the SBC has addressed the issue in a stand-alone measure. After what appeared to be a unanimous vote on the … [Read more...]
SBC to launch hunger campaign
Mark Kelly/Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund (WHF) national partners will launch a new initiative during the June 10-11 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting that will continue the SBC’s unique “dollar in, dollar out” approach in the battle against hunger across North America and overseas. Global Hunger Relief (GHR)will maintain continuity with the purposes and focus of the World Hunger Fund while presenting the cause of hunger relief to a new … [Read more...]
Ronnie Floyd wins Southern Baptist Convention presidency
BALTIMORE (BP) -- In a year when the Southern Baptist Convention focused on "Restoration & Revival Through Prayer," Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd, who has sought to encourage Southern Baptists to deepen their spiritual walk through books, Sunday School studies and pastor prayer meetings, has been elected as the Southern Baptist Convention's president.Floyd, pastor of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas for 27 years, topped fellow nominees Maryland pastor Dennis Manpoong Kim and Kentucky … [Read more...]
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