ATECINGO, Mexico — The lack of true discipleship at Primera Iglesia Bautista had been heavy on Pastor Alejandro’s heart for a while. “He told us they were a congregation that has tried one event after another, hoping something would happen,” said Mike Self, pastor of discipleship and church administration at Canaan Baptist Church in St. Louis. “By the end of the third day of the conference, Pastor Alejandro explained to his members that he saw this as a holistic approach to how the church … [Read more...]
Notre Dame Cathedral fire spurs ‘rightful mourning’
PARIS (BP) – A fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris – lamented in media reports as the marring of a historic French symbol -- has deep theological significance some observers may have missed, say evangelical scholars of culture and art. "Notre Dame is the handiwork of those who self-identified as Christian, and it testifies to the essential Judeo-Christian heritage of Europe," said Mark Coppenger, a Southern Baptist Theological Seminary philosophy professor who supervises doctoral … [Read more...]
Truman State BSU invites non-Christians to participate in mission
MINNEAPOLIS – Sixteen students from the BSU at Truman State University in Kirksville served on mission here during their spring break last month. During the trip, they packaged food that was sent to Sierra Leone, cooked and served meals for the homeless in downtown Minneapolis, painted several rooms in one of the largest homeless shelters on the north end of the city, packed and shipped medical supplies to help people in Africa, and helped to organize a food pantry for African … [Read more...]
After Mozambique cyclone, Baptists ‘stepping up’
TICA, Mozambique (BP) – Following a cyclone in Mozambique that killed at least 446 people, Baptist Global Response and the International Mission Board have begun disaster relief ministry in the southeast African nation and are preparing to broaden their response. "We have implemented a water and sanitation project in one of the displaced communities but are gearing up for some food and household goods distributions," said Jeff Palmer, executive director of BGR, a Baptist relief and … [Read more...]
MBC’s Hedger casts vision for 100 international mission units
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Hedger serves as director of the Multiplying Churches group for the Missouri Baptist Convention. This includes partnership missions, which currently connect Missouri Baptist churches with mission fields in Minnesota/Wisconsin; Puebla, Mexico; and Northeast Italy. In this brief message, Hedger shares His vision for Missouri Baptists to expand their role in the Great Commission. JEFFERSON CITY – In January, I was on a plane heading to our MBC partnership in Puebla, … [Read more...]
Missions doctor Bill Wallace focus of new kids’ book
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – A new children’s book on the life of Bill Wallace, a Southern Baptist missionary doctor in China from 1935 until his death in 1951, has been released, with a foreword by IMB President Paul Chitwood. BILL: An American Doctor in China by Ann Lovell, written specifically for fourth- to sixth-grade readers, is based on the 1963 book “Bill Wallace of China” by Jesse Fletcher. Wallace served in Wuzhou, now a city of 3 million in southwestern China, until his death … [Read more...]
Early black Baptist missionaries inspire modern-day IMB personnel in Uganda
ST. LOUIS – India was blessed by the presence of William Carey in 1793, and Burma received Adoniram Judson in the year 1813. They were following the sure and true commandment of the Lord Jesus Christ when He told His disciples to go into all the world and preach the gospel to all nations. And while Christians should celebrate and revere such men for their sacrifices, as Paul writes in Philippians, chapter 2, there is another name normally missed in these discussions: George Liele, the first … [Read more...]
Chitwood: IMB to put greater focus on communicating with Southern Baptists
RICHMOND, Va.— International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood wants to improve communications with Southern Baptists so they can stay abreast of the work of the organization’s nearly 3,700 missionaries taking the gospel to the nations. “Stewarding the unique role of the IMB in the missionary call requires that we are able to communicate with Southern Baptists,” Chitwood told trustees in his recent report to the board. “In many ways the IMB symbolizes the Great Commission arm of the … [Read more...]
Lafferty named candidate for IMB Executive VP role
RICHMOND, Va.—International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood announced Jan. 30 that Todd Lafferty will be presented to the entity’s board of trustees as his recommendation for the IMB’s next executive vice president. IMB trustees, who meet Feb. 6-7 in Richmond, Va., are responsible for electing the person who serves in the EVP role. Todd Lafferty currently serves as pastor of mobilization for Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. He and his wife, Susan, previously … [Read more...]
Chitwood to be Installed as IMB President Feb. 6
RICHMOND, Va. — The International Mission Board will install Dr. Paul Chitwood formally as its 13th president on Feb. 6, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at Grove Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond. The public is invited to attend the installation service, which will include a Sending Celebration honoring the appointment of 19 new Southern Baptist international missionaries. The IMB’s board of trustees unanimously elected Chitwood, 48, as president of the organization on Nov. 15 in Richmond. Chitwood, … [Read more...]
Chinese Christians: We will ‘stand strong’
SICHAUN PROVINCE, China (BP) - As China continues to hunt down and arrest members of a house church in Sichuan Province, many of the 100 or more Christians arrested reportedly pledged in advance to persevere even until death. Gina Goh, Southeast Asia regional manager for International Christian Concern, said many leaders of Autumn Rain Covenant Church -- also translated by some as Early Rain Covenant Church -- counted the cost and pledged faithfulness in advance of arrests at homes, … [Read more...]
New IMB president: ‘To the fields we must go’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Paul Chitwood, 48, was unanimously elected to be the International Mission Board’s 13th president, Nov. 14-15. Prior to coming to the IMB, Chitwood served as executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention (since 2011). He also served for eight years on the IMB’s board of trustees, including two years as chairman of the board (2008-2010). Chitwood made the following remarks after his election by the IMB’s trustees. RICHMOND, Va. – It is by God’s grace that Michelle and … [Read more...]
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