NASHVILLE (BP) – Somewhere between exercising, working tirelessly in his yard, rebuilding classic cars, cutting hair and serving multiple roles as a lay leader at his church, 82-year-old Neal Buchanan still finds time to volunteer as a reading tutor at the elementary school near his home. Buchanan, a member of Lincoya Hills Baptist Church in Nashville's Donelson community, has been passionate about childhood literacy for his entire adult life. He was recently honored for his devotion to … [Read more...]
Platt to step down from IMB; Meador named interim president
RICHMOND, Va. – After receiving the resignation of Dr. David Platt, IMB president, to be effective at the Sept. 27, 2018, trustee meeting, the Executive Committee of the board of trustees of the International Mission Board voted in a special meeting Sept. 13 to approve Dr. Clyde Meador as interim president starting Sept. 27, subject to full board approval. Platt has served as president of the IMB since Aug. 27, 2014. Since September 2017, Platt also has served as pastor/teacher of McLean … [Read more...]
Midwestern opens semester with convocation, building dedication
KANSAS CITY (BP) - Fall convocation is a time of "consecrating ourselves anew for the task of ministry preparation," Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in formally opening the new academic year Aug. 21 at the Kansas City, Mo., campus. In addition to Allen's message from James 1:19-25, the seminary's newest faculty member, Andreas Köstenberger, signed the Articles of Faith. After convocation, the Midwestern community honored the seminary's first … [Read more...]
Thousand Hills Baptist Association sends help to Madison, Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisc. – The tidy dairy farms of Southwest Wisconsin gave way to suburban big box stores and residential homes in the Midvale neighborhood of Madison as the Thousand Hills Association mission team journeyed there to help three churches this month. Bob Stine, pastor of Midvale Baptist Church, recruits three or four teams a summer to help with their “Kid’s Best” summer daycamp at the church. Children from the area, many of whom have parents with a connection to the University of … [Read more...]
Pastor salaries not keeping pace with inflation
NASHVILLE (BP) – Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors and church staff has lagged behind the growth in the cost-of-living over the past two years. And health insurance coverage remains low, according to the 2018 SBC Church Compensation Study. The biannual study is a joint project of state Baptist conventions, GuideStone Financial Resources and LifeWay Christian Resources. Compensation and congregational data is collected anonymously from ministers and office/custodial … [Read more...]
‘Queen of soul’ Aretha Franklin rooted in Gospel
DETROIT (BP) – From the submissive surrender of her “Amazing Grace” to the womanly exclamations of “Respect” and other provocative hits, the late queen of soul Aretha Franklin is widely remembered for the gospel music foundations she learned at her father’s Baptist church. New Bethel Baptist Church (non-SBC), the Detroit congregation where Franklin grew up singing in the choir and performing solos, grieved her death Aug. 16 at age 76 of advanced pancreatic cancer. Franklin’s popularity in … [Read more...]
LifeWay trustees begin search for new president
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – LifeWay Christian Resources trustees began the initial steps to search for a successor to President and CEO Thom S. Rainer during their Aug. 27-28 meeting in Nashville. Trustee chairman Jimmy Scroggins named a seven-person search committee to find LifeWay’s next leader. The trustees’ presidential search committee will be led by Kent Dacus, vice president of student services at California Baptist University, as committee chair. Dacus is a member of The Grove … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Thom S. Rainer announces retirement from LifeWay
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- LifeWay Christian Resources President and CEO Thom S. Rainer announced today (Aug. 27) his plans to retire in the coming year. To provide adequate time for the search process for the next president and CEO and for a smooth transition, Rainer said he will serve until a new president is named or through the end of August 2019, whichever comes first. Rainer told trustees during his report at their August 27-28 meeting in Nashville he is confident in the future of … [Read more...]
‘Baptist Hymnal’ celebrates 10-year anniversary
NASHVILLE (BP) – This August, LifeWay Christian Resources is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the latest Baptist Hymnal. It’s a milestone Mike Harland, director of LifeWay Worship, finds humbling – especially considering a physical form of the 2008 hymnal wasn’t initially supposed to exist. “The original idea was that a new hymnal for Baptists would be digital only.” Harland said. “But we did extensive research and discovered almost half of the churches we served still held hymnals … [Read more...]
Johnny Hunt to lead NAMB evangelism, leadership group
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – Johnny Hunt, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock, Ga., and past president of the Southern Baptist Convention, will join the North American Mission Board as senior vice president of evangelism and leadership. Hunt and NAMB announced the news Sunday, Aug. 26. "I want to lead Southern Baptist churches to put evangelism back on the front burner again," Hunt said. "Jesus came to seek and save the lost, we know what He is doing. We must join … [Read more...]
First Baptist, Lexington, serves Colorado church replant
LEXINGTON – First Baptist Church of Lexington, took a mission team to Pueblo Colorado July 7-14. The 6 adults and 9 teens were involved in helping a church replant, called Steel City Fellowship. This church almost closed its doors and was restarted as an entirely new congregation October 2017. The current leadership is comprised of young men and women. There are two co-pastors and two interns, all of whom receive no pay for their services to the church. The two co-pastors will soon move on … [Read more...]
SWBTS appoints 9-member presidential search committee
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – A search committee comprising nine Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees has been appointed to recommend the seminary's next president. Led by chairman Danny Roberts, an at-large trustee and executive pastor of North Richland Hills (Texas) Baptist Church, the search committee was appointed by trustee chairman Kevin Ueckert and announced to the full board Aug. 23. In addition to Roberts, the committee includes: Denise Ewing (Ill.), Jamie Green … [Read more...]
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