DALLAS (BP) – Sherri Pomeroy never expected for 26 people in her church family to enter heaven together when she and her husband Frank Pomeroy agreed to serve at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs 17 years ago. But on Nov. 5 of last year, in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, a gunman took the lives of 26 worshipers, including the Pomeroys' 14-year-old daughter Annabelle. Another 20 church members were injured in the attack. Before the shooting, about 100 people … [Read more...]
Churches must abandon 600MHz wireless sound systems
WASHINGTON (BP) – Churches that haven't updated their wireless sound system may have trouble being heard on any given Sunday, as the federal government is phasing out the 600MHz frequencies many congregations use. The Federal Communications Commission will complete the transition of the 617-652 MHz and 663-698 MHz spectrum bands from wireless microphones and television broadcasts by July 13, 2020, but the transition began in 2017. The frequencies are being transitioned to wireless … [Read more...]
MBTS’ Christian George resigns over ‘moral failing’
NASHVILLE (BP) – Three Southern Baptist seminary faculty members have resigned their positions, vacating ministries that previously had placed them in the news. The resignations of Christian George at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and David Sills at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary were reported by the Biblical Recorder, newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, on June 4. Alvin Reid, senior professor of evangelism and student ministry at Southeastern … [Read more...]
Mo. Baptist Foundation cites 2018 class of Fellowship of Christian Stewards
JEFFERSON CITY – Each year, the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) honors those who have been generous with their life and resources to benefit God’s kingdom. MBF established the Fellowship of Christian Stewards in 2001 as a way to present personal examples of whole-life Christian stewardship – the gift of talents, time and treasures. Pastors, ministry leaders and lay members can make nominations. MBF trustees consider the nominations and choose those to be recognized. In addition, MBF … [Read more...]
Victory: Cake baker’s 7-2 SCOTUS win affirms religious liberty
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court delivered an important, if not wide-ranging, victory for religious liberty June 4 in its continuing faceoff with sexual liberty. In a 7-2 opinion, a high court majority that included conservatives and liberals ruled the Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated the religious free exercise clause of the First Amendment by penalizing Jack Phillips for declining to design and decorate a cake for the wedding of two men. The commission demonstrated “religious … [Read more...]
Christian satire news site ‘Babylon Bee’ sold
DETROIT – Adam Ford, the man behind the Christian tongue-in-cheek news website The Babylon Bee, has sold the publication. Ford wrote on his website last month that he had sold the humor site – recent headlines include “Local Baptist Careful To Fully Immerse Chick-Fil-A Nuggets In Honey Mustard Sauce” and “Youth Pool Party Revealed To Be Covert Attempt To Inflate Church Baptism Numbers” – to a Christian entrepreneur named Seth Dillion. Longtime head writer Kyle Mann would become the … [Read more...]
BREAKING: SWBTS terminates Dr. Paige Patterson, effective immediately
SWBTS Statement released May 30, 2018: During the May 30, 2018, Executive Committee meeting of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) Board of Trustees, new information confirmed this morning was presented regarding the handling of an allegation of sexual abuse against a student during Dr. Paige Patterson’s presidency at another institution and resulting issues connected with statements to the Board of Trustees that are inconsistent with SWBTS’s biblically informed core … [Read more...]
GuideStone to launch lower-cost Secure Health plan
DALLAS (BP) – Churches and pastors looking for budget-minded health care coverage as well as protection for their employees and their families have another option to consider coming this summer. GuideStone Financial Resources, the financial services entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, will roll out its new GuideStone Secure Health plan during the June 12-13 SBC annual meeting in Dallas, with enrollment to begin July 1. Under the new Secure Health plan, eligible participants still … [Read more...]
Dallas crowd anticipated largest since SBC 2010
DALLAS (BP) – Dallas attendance is in line to be the highest at a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting since 2010, according to an event coordinator. Advance hotel reservations which ended today May 14 are about 25 percent ahead of reservations this time last year, said William Townes, SBC Executive Committee vice president for convention finance. “With less than a month remaining until our upcoming SBC annual meeting, we are looking forward to a prayerful, deliberative, … [Read more...]
High court ruling permits sports betting in all states
WASHINGTON (BP) – All 50 states are now free to sponsor gambling on sporting events. In a 6-3 ruling May 14, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 1992 law that prevented state authorization of sports gambling. The decision – which reversed opinions by lower courts – means states may legalize and operate betting on professional and college sports. It appears gambling on sporting events will soon become a reality beyond Nevada, which was exempted from the original law. The law also enabled … [Read more...]
Missouri State legislature defunds Planned Parenthood in pro-life budget
JEFFERSON CITY (Life News) – Missouri lawmakers passed a firmly pro-life budget May 9 that defunds abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood and provides support for moms and babies. St. Louis Public Radio reports the $28 billion budget is headed to Gov. Eric Greitens, who is pro-life. June 30 is the deadline for the governor’s signature. The abortion giant Planned Parenthood and other abortion businesses in the state no longer will receive tax dollars through Medicaid or state programs … [Read more...]
Currence to be re-nominated as SBC registration secretary
DALLAS (BP) – Don Currence, a Missouri administration and children's pastor, will be nominated for a second term as Southern Baptist Convention registration secretary, his pastor Phillip Burden announced, May 8. "It is my privilege to nominate Don Currence as registration secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention," said Burden, pastor of First Baptist Church in Ozark, where Currence has served on staff 25 years. "Don exercises Christian leadership in the congregation context that … [Read more...]
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