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...]
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...]
SBC resolutions affirm women, denounce abuse
DALLAS (BP) -- Messengers to the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention affirmed the dignity and worth of women, denounced all forms of abuse and called for sexual purity among Christian leaders in adopting 16 resolutions Tuesday (June 12). Passage of the resolutions on women, abuse and pastoral purity by nearly unanimous votes late in the afternoon session came after months of disclosures of sexual abuse and misconduct by male leaders had rocked Southern Baptist and other evangelical … [Read more...]
Messengers make 20 motions, debate SWBTS trustee action
DALLAS (BP) -- Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention proposed 20 motions during two 15-minute scheduled segments of the 2018 annual meeting in Dallas June 12. Messengers debated then defeated June 13 a motion by Tom Hatley of Immanuel Baptist Church in Rogers, Ark., that messengers dismiss Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's trustee Executive Committee. The debate included comments from two current SWBTS trustees, a former convention president and a laywoman. Hatley, a … [Read more...]
Sex abuse news ‘wake-up call’ for pastors, ERLC panel says
DALLAS (BP) -- The revelations of sexual abuse of women and mishandling of it by Christian leaders offer a "divine opportunity" for the Southern Baptist Convention and its pastors to take a stand, attendees were told at a Monday evening (June 11) panel discussion sponsored by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. The event -- "Gospel Sexuality in a #MeToo Culture" -- was held on the eve of the SBC's annual meeting in Dallas and followed months of revelations of sexual … [Read more...]
TX governor thanks SBC for help ‘tragedy after tragedy’
DALLAS (BP) -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott thanked Southern Baptists Tuesday (June 12) for their prayers and hands-on aid during times of crisis in Texas over the last year. While addressing the Southern Baptist Convention at their annual meeting in Dallas, he specifically noted their response following last year's shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey and the more recent shooting at Santa Fe High School. "Thank y'all so very … [Read more...]
J.D. Greear elected SBC president
DALLAS (BP) -- North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear was elected Southern Baptist Convention president June 12 during the 2018 annual meeting in Dallas, two years after conceding a closely contested election to lead the denomination. The newly elected president succeeds Memphis-area pastor Steven Gaines who served two one-year presidential terms from 2016-18. During the 16 years Greear has led The Summit Church, worship attendance has grown from 610 in 2002 to just under 10,000, according … [Read more...]
Paige Patterson pens open letter to Southern Baptists
Dear Southern Baptist Family: On May 22 the trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary met together in a board meeting called at my request. At that meeting, in which I briefly participated, I was asked to assume the position of President Emeritus of Southwestern, and I accepted this reassignment. One week later, May 30, the executive committee of the board met, though this time I was not asked to participate and was unable to address or answer questions for committee … [Read more...]
Patterson: ‘I will not preach the convention sermon’
DALLAS (BP) -- Paige Patterson has withdrawn from preaching the convention sermon next week at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. As a result of that decision, Austin, Texas, pastor Kie Bowman will deliver the meeting's keynote message. Patterson was terminated May 30 from his employment at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he had served as president since 2003. The previous week, the seminary's trustees moved him to president emeritus status on the … [Read more...]
The art of civility: 14 Practical Ways to Demonstrate Civility
ci·vil·i·ty səˈvilədē/ noun Formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. "I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect." Synonyms: courtesy, courteousness, politeness, good manners, graciousness, gentleness, respect, kindness Growth in the social media sphere has created a challenge for Southern Baptists that we did not have prior to the launch of Facebook in 2004. Prior to the invention of social media there were not as many voices attempting to gain … [Read more...]
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