ST. LOUIS – International Mission Board President David Platt and North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell reported to messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, June 15. International Mission Board For more than 170 years, God has blessed the International Mission Board for the spread of the Gospel among the nations – and by God’s grace, 170 years later, the IMB is “standing strong,” IMB’s Platt reported to messengers. “I am confident that not every one of … [Read more...]
Pastors seek biblical politics
ST. LOUIS (BP) – Proclaiming Scripture instead of promoting controversy is their approach when addressing political issues, pastors said during a June 15 panel discussion at the 2016 Southern Baptist Convention. Five Southern Baptist pastors explained to Ronnie Floyd, now former SBC president, during the afternoon session how they handle political issues in their churches. The panel discussion – titled “Pastors and the Church in American Politics Today” and moderated by Floyd – came during … [Read more...]
Sermons on biblical sexuality illegal in Iowa?
DES MOINES, Iowa (ADF) – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing an Iowa church filed a federal lawsuit Monday against members of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, among others, to stop the government from censoring the church’s teaching on biblical sexuality and from forcing the church to open its restrooms and showers to members of the opposite sex. The commission is interpreting a state law to ban churches from expressing their views on human sexuality if they would “directly … [Read more...]
Miller calls for new kind of conference
SOUIX CITY, Iowa – David Miller, pastor of Southern Hills Baptist Church was elected the president of the SBC Pastor’s Conference, June 13. An unusual move, because of the relative small size of the Sioux City church, the vote signals a willingness to try some new directions with the traditional preaching conference that precedes the SBC Annual meeting. The Southern Hills church runs about 250 in attendance most Sundays. Miller was reached by The Pathway and released the following … [Read more...]
Missouri pastors, wives blessed by conferences
ST. LOUIS – Missouri pastors and wives benefitted from respective conferences at the SBC annual meeting June 12-13. Jonathan Wallenbach and Bryce Kristoffereson were among first-time national annual meeting attendees. “We run 35 people in our church. It was economical for me to come to St. Louis,” Wallenbach, the pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist in Deep Water, said. “For me, I get fed as a pastor’s conference just like at the MBC annual meeting. We need to get back to the business of what … [Read more...]
‘Forgotten’ mark young couple’s ministry
Article by Kathie Chute, Gateway Seminary SACATON, Ariz. (BP) – As soon as Eric Gibbs stepped onto the Tohono O’odham Nation, one of the largest Native American reservations in the country, he felt a love for the people there. “After seeing the needs of that community, I knew my time in Arizona would be more than just a week,” Gibbs said of the short-term mission trip he took as a college student, a trip he didn’t think much about beforehand. Gibbs returned home to finish his degree and … [Read more...]
Mission:Dignity aids ‘folks like us’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mission:Dignity Sunday is June 26 in the Southern Baptist Convention in support of GuideStone Financial Resources’ benevolence ministry for retired pastors or their widows. TOCCOA, Ga. (BP) -- After 45 years of ministry, Reginald and Claudia Pressley retired much the way they began -- serving small churches in the Southeast. They were there for births, baptisms, weddings and funerals as they marked the milestones and the passage of time in the lives of their members. And … [Read more...]
Should adulterous pastors be banned?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Half of Protestant pastors say their colleagues should step down from the pulpit for a time if they are accused of misconduct. Most say such accusations should be kept in confidence until proven. And few think pastors who commit adultery should be permanently banned from ministry. Those are among the findings of a new telephone survey of 1,000 Protestant senior pastors from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. “Pastors believe church leaders should be held to high … [Read more...]
Bivocational pastors ‘not alone,’ Page says
HANNIBAL (BP) – "Bivocational pastors are my heroes" said Frank S. Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, as he addressed the annual session of the Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network, May 13-14, at Hannibal-LaGrange University. "You are not alone," Page told the 55 pastors and wives gathered at the auditorium of the university in Hannibal, repeating a message he often shares as he speaks around the nation. But one day a bivocational … [Read more...]
Missionary slain in Jamaica was Iowa Southern Baptist
KINGSTON, Jamaica (BP) -- An Iowa Southern Baptist was among two American missionaries killed in Jamaica April 30 in what appeared to be a violent attack. Randy Hentzel, 48, a member of First Family Church in Ankeny, Iowa, was serving with the Pennsylvania-based Teams for Medical Missions when he was slain in a remote, rural area of Jamaica along with fellow missionary Harold Nichols, 53. The two men went for a motorcycle ride at approximately 8 a.m., and Hentzel's body was found hours … [Read more...]
Bellevue security subdues ‘heavily armed’ man
MEMPHIS (BP) – A “heavily armed” man was subdued and arrested at the Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church Easter Sunday, the congregation’s director of security services told Baptist Press. Texas-based church security expert Jimmy Meeks told BP the incident serves as an example of “heads-up” response to a potential threat. The man – 31-year-old Marcus Donald – who was taken into custody remains under mental evaluation, according to media reports. Bellevue pastor Steve Gaines said in a … [Read more...]
Church makes its home among the homeless
CONROE, Texas (BP) – Jeff Foshee was at the end of his rope. Haunted by depression, fear, and his own misfortunes, he felt he could not hold on any longer. Thanks to a friend’s guidance, Foshee’s next step landed him at the Houston-area Under Over Fellowship in Conroe. “When I first came to a Sunday service with Under Over, something clicked. It just felt like home,” Foshee says. “I have been here ever since.” Jerry Vineyard, meanwhile, also found himself at the end of his rope. After … [Read more...]
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