COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP) – Trustees for GuideStone Financial Resources gathered July 31–Aug. 1 in regular session to hear reports from GuideStone executive officers and staff about the board's performance in key lines of business. GuideStone also honored O.S. Hawkins for 20 years as president of the Southern Baptist entity. Hawkins joined the Dallas-based ministry after having served for four years as pastor of the historic First Baptist Church of Dallas. He thanked the trustees for … [Read more...]
Survey spotlights American views on sin
NASHVILLE (BP) – According to a study released Aug. 15, two-thirds of Americans (67 percent) say they are sinners. And most people apparently aren't too happy about it – only 5 percent say they have no desire to mend their ways. Diverse responses to sin A third (34 percent) of Americans say they are sinners and are working on being less sinful, while a quarter (28 percent) say they are sinners and rely on Jesus to overcome their sin. One in 10 say sin doesn't exist (10 percent) or … [Read more...]
Warner’s Hall of Fame career defined by faith
NASHVILLE (BP) – Kurt Warner's faith in Jesus Christ is more than a personal, off-the-field commitment that had little impact on his success as an NFL quarterback. That's the conclusion reached by Dan Bickley, a sports columnist for azcentral.com, as he wrote about the former Arizona Cardinal who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Aug. 5 in Canton, Ohio. Warner played 12 seasons in the NFL for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants and Cardinals, appearing in three Super … [Read more...]
Transgender debate focus of new book
NASHVILLE (BP) – The transgender debate isn't really about a debate but about people, a Southern Baptist ethicist says in his new book on the controversial issue. The debate is about "precious people made in the image of God who are hurting, who are confused, who are angry, who are scared, who may have been told by their family that they are unwelcome," Andrew Walker writes in "God and the Transgender Debate." "It's about some people who are delighted with how culture has shifted when … [Read more...]
The Cooperative Program and the ‘Missouri Plan’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of several articles commemorating the Baptist history in Missouri, written by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Historical Commission. Many Missouri Baptists do not realize how influential our state association was in establishing the current model for the Cooperative Program. In 1845, when the Southern Baptist Convention was formed by withdrawing fellowship from the Baptist Triennial Convention, many states like Missouri had to decide which … [Read more...]
SBC’s oldest seminary extension in Trenton: 2017 marks 51-year anniversary
TRENTON – Pastors and lay leaders in northern Missouri have an opportunity to study the Bible together in a seminary extension site and they have been able to do that in Trenton for over 50 years. The Seminary Extension center of North Grand River Baptist Association has been notified that they are the longest continuous operating Seminary Extension center in the U.S. Seminary Extension centers are credentialed by the Seminary Extension Center in Nashville, which is operated by the … [Read more...]
Human reconciliation begins with reconciliation with God
On Sept. 20, 2007, more than 20,000 people from across the nation gathered in small Jena, La., to protest an outbreak of racial tensions at the local high school, exposing old feelings of racism and hate. It was in response to the treatment of a young man by the law enforcement authorities. Sound familiar? Celebrities such as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton fueled the media’s glare on this small community of 15,000 made up primarily of foresters and farmers. The only thing people outside … [Read more...]
Ruminations as a busy summer gives way to another autumn
The Missouri Baptist Foundation Trustee Board’s presidential search committee is getting closer to recommending someone for the position. The committee could have a recommendation for the full board sometime in September. The committee, which was formed Dec. 9, includes Foundation Board Chairman Larry Shoaf, a Cape Girardeau-area businessman and member of First Baptist Church, Jackson; Jay Hughes, a staff member at Second Baptist Church, Springfield and Joby Steele, pastor, Macedonia … [Read more...]
Museum of Bible to offer free admission
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Museum of the Bible slated to open in November in Washington will offer free admission while reserving special perks for members, the museum announced Aug. 11. The museum, founded by Hobby Lobby President Steve Green and family, joins the ranks of such notable venues as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History in suggesting a donation in lieu of an admission fee, in this case $15. Timed entry may be reserved online for guests and … [Read more...]
Missouri volunteers gear up for Houston hurricane, MBC Exec. Yeats pleads for prayer
HOUSTON, Texas - Even as the Hurricane Harvey’s waters continue to rise in Texas, Missouri Baptist disaster relief volunteers are prepping to bring help, hope and healing to those affected by the flood. A mass care (feeding) unit is on standby to head south as soon as roads are clear, and they need at least 20 more volunteers for the first week of operations. “As long as you're DR trained, you are eligible to serve,” said interim disaster relief coordinator, Tamara Parry. “You do not … [Read more...]
Amid Charlottesville turmoil, Baptists active in outreach
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (BP) – As alternative-right white supremacists and others flooded Charlottesville, Va., to protest the removal of a Confederate statue, Southern Baptists were already actively promoting racial harmony in the small community where former mayor Alvin Edwards has pastored 36 years. Edwards, pastor of Mount Zion First African Baptist Church and a member of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), had already organized the multidenominational Charlottesville … [Read more...]
Eclipse displays ‘God’s glory,’ astronomers say
NASHVILLE (BP) -- When millions gather Aug. 21 to view the first total solar eclipse the continental U.S. has seen in 38 years, they won't just get an astronomy lesson. If they're observant, they'll also get a theology lesson. That's the conclusion of three Christian university professors who told Baptist Press a total eclipse points to God's existence, sovereignty, love, immutability and faithfulness. Image: iStock/license purchase required. "Eclipses are demonstrations of God's glory" … [Read more...]
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