NASHVILLE – Equipping parents to disciple their teenagers must be central to efforts to reverse the decline in teen baptisms within Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) churches, according to youth ministry experts within the denomination. SBC Executive Committee (EC) President Ronnie Floyd implored Southern Baptists to address this decline during his address to EC members meeting in Nashville, Feb. 17. He told committee members how he came to Christ as a teenager in 1972, at the height of … [Read more...]
SBC EC grants Uth extension for Pastors’ Conference response
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – SBC Pastors' Conference president David Uth has been granted an extended time for fasting and prayer before responding to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee's stipulation that program adjustments be made before space is allocated at the 2020 SBC Annual Meeting venue. Responding to dissension over the 2020 SBC Pastors' Conference (SBCPC) speaker roster, the SBC EC originally voted Feb. 18 to give the SBCPC until Feb. 24 to make suitable changes to its … [Read more...]
LifeWay’s Mandrell announces renewed mission and focus
NASHVILLE (BP) – LifeWay Christian Resources CEO Ben Mandrell unveiled to trustees a new organizational structure and mission statement to align the organization for future ministry and growth. LifeWay president and CEO Ben Mandrell explains the organization's new mission statement to trustees gathered in Nashville for their biannual meeting, Feb. 3-4, 2020. LifeWay experienced a successful transition in closing its brick-and-mortar retail chain in 2019 and saw significant growth in its … [Read more...]
‘Truths worth contending for’ – MBTS’s Allen discusses challenges of higher education, culture
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part interview with Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Jason Allen. The interview occurred Dec. 9 at The Pathway offices and was conducted by Pathway Editor Don Hinkle. The first part can be found here. Don Hinkle: The presidents of all the SBC seminaries meet on a regular basis. What is your take on where theological education is, in general, collectively, throughout the SBC? Jason Allen: Let me speak within the SBC and beyond the … [Read more...]
Allen talks MBTS’s past, future
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Jason Allen was elected president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City on Oct. 15, 2012. In this first, of a two-part interview at The Pathway offices Dec. 9 with Editor Don Hinkle, Allen discusses the current state – and future – of the seminary. The second part can be found here. What makes you happy when you look at what God has done at Midwestern under your presidency? That’s a very kind way to frame the question Don. I’m profoundly thankful … [Read more...]
Harrison chosen as transitional president for The Baptist Home
IRONTON – The Baptist Home Board of Trustees has announced that Dr. Rodney Harrison has agreed to serve as The Baptist Home’s Transitional President until such time as a permanent selection can be made. Current Baptist Home President Steven Jones will be retiring on Jan. 3, after serving 28 years in the ministry. Dr. Harrison currently serves as Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition, he has an extensive background in … [Read more...]
‘Truth worth contending for’ series launched during Midwestern Seminary graduation
KANSAS CITY – In the same spirit and celebratory atmosphere of the Christmas season, the Midwestern Seminary community celebrated the culmination of its students’ hard work, dedication, and perseverance, as the school held its 66th commencement service, Dec. 6. Additionally, President Jason Allen announced that the seminary will begin a series of messages—during graduation and convocation service addresses over the next couple of years—focusing on specific doctrinal topics of urgency and … [Read more...]
‘A necessity until Jesus comes’ – SBTS’ Mohler talks Conservative Resurgence, BF&M 2000 in exclusive Pathway interview
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final article in a year-long series, commemorating the history of the Conservative Resurgence of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in honor of its 40th anniversary. To read previous articles, visit www.mbcpathway.com/ConservativeResurgence. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After nearly a decade of conservative presidential victories during the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meetings of the 1980s, the SBC’s trustee boards began to select new conservative entity … [Read more...]
McLaurin named EC vice president for Great Commission Relations and Mobilization
NASHVILLE (BP) – Willie McLaurin has been named vice president for Great Commission relations and mobilization at the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee – a new position created to maximize resources and Gospel impact at the EC. "Willie McLaurin is a highly relational, disciplined, gifted and growing leader," said Ronnie Floyd, EC president and CEO. "At 46 years of age, he is a powerful preacher that inspires people to follow Christ passionately. Willie loves people, and it … [Read more...]
Greear: Prepare for ‘greater works’
BRANSON – J.D. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina, and president of the Southern Baptist Convention, spoke to Missouri Baptists, Oct. 29, at their annual meeting here. He preached from John 14, calling for Missouri Baptists to be less concerned with growing large churches, and instead multiplying those churches, even at the cost of the “best” and most reliable church members. “Jesus’s way of reaching the world would not come from one seed growing larger and … [Read more...]
‘Keep the seminary lashed to the Word of God,’ Greenway charged
FORT WORTH – Four Southern Baptist Convention entity heads charged Adam W. Greenway to remain committed to a high view of Scripture, to confessional fidelity, to the Great Commission, and to cooperation during his inauguration as the ninth president of The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Oct. 21. These four elements represented the four pegs of Greenway’s vision for Southwestern Seminary as the “big-tent” seminary of the SBC. O.S. Hawkins, president and CEO of GuideStone … [Read more...]
Don Carson delivers seventh annual C.H. Spurgeon Lectures at Midwestern Seminary
With a focus on preaching narrative texts, Don Carson delivered Midwestern Seminary’s seventh annual Spurgeon Lectures on Biblical Preaching at Midwestern Seminary on Oct. 22-23. Carson, who is emeritus professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and president of the Gospel Coalition, was also inducted by President Jason Allen as the school’s seventh Spurgeon Fellow. During the two-day lecture series, Carson provided seven priorities for preachers to adhere to as … [Read more...]
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