NASHVILLE (BP) – Amid continuing discussion of churches’ escrowing or withholding Cooperative Program funds, the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee launched two efforts to study the issue at its Feb. 20-21 meeting in Nashville. The EC also authorized its officers to study the feasibility of selling the SBC Building in downtown Nashville. The EC declined to recommend amending Article III of the SBC Constitution to list racial discrimination as evidence a church is not in … [Read more...]
‘You’ve Been Egged,’ in support of Annie
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists are encouraged to join with other believers across the continent in support of the annual Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO). The promotion will begin with churches uniting in a Week of Prayer March 5-12, followed up with individualized church fundraising initiatives that will contribute towards reaching a $70 million goal set for this year. The AAEO was named after the founder and first corresponding secretary of Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), Annie … [Read more...]
Prestonwood escrows CP funds, cites ERLC actions
PLANO, Texas (BP) – A Dallas-area megachurch has decided to escrow Cooperative Program funds temporarily in order to evaluate future support of Southern Baptist Convention causes. At issue are what the congregation calls "various significant positions taken by the leadership of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission that do not reflect the beliefs and values of many in the Southern Baptist Convention," according to a statement the church released to Louisiana's Baptist Message … [Read more...]
Gaines Q&A: from Trump to prayer for revival
ONTARIO, Calif. (BP) -- Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines discussed a range of topics of interest to Baptists in a question-and-answer session with state Baptist paper editors during their Feb. 14-16 annual meeting in Ontario, Calif. The discussion covered President Donald Trump's first 25 days in office including the refugee crisis; controversial comments by Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president Russell Moore during the election; churches tithing 10 … [Read more...]
Platt apologizes for ‘divisive’ IMB amicus brief
ONTARIO, Calif. (BP) -- International Mission Board President David Platt has apologized to Southern Baptists for the divisive nature of an amicus brief the IMB joined last May in support of a New Jersey's Islamic society's right to build a mosque. "I apologize to Southern Baptists for how distracting and divisive this has been," Platt said Feb. 15 during a meeting with Baptist state paper editors in Ontario, Calif. "I can say with full confidence," he said, "that in the days ahead, … [Read more...]
Sharing a vision: Leading BBF church affiliates with MBC, SBC
SPRINGFIELD – The shared vision of transforming lives and communities with the gospel has led High Street Baptist Church here, a historically independent church whose pastor serves as president of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI), to affiliate with the Missouri Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. “We didn’t feel like we needed to sustain an artificial separation from the people in this town and state that are so much like us in participating in the same … [Read more...]
William Carey U. tornado cleanup draws Bapt. support
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (BP) -- William Carey University will move students back to its Hattiesburg, Miss., campus and begin the spring trimester less than a month after an EF-3 tornado damaged nearly all of its 30 buildings Jan. 21. Five buildings will have to be demolished, according to a Feb. 6 university news release, but "several classroom buildings" and housing for 739 students will open Feb. 20. Amid the cleanup and rebuilding effort, 12 other colleges and universities either have … [Read more...]
El Paso-area church takes over local bar
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (BP) -- An El Paso-area church withstood the opposition of alleged drug traffickers and credit the protection of God as they sought to expand their presence in a strip shopping center in San Elizario, a city of 5,000 in El Paso County. Iglesia Bautista Dios con Nosotros, translated in English as "God with Us Baptist Church," quickly outgrew the small space rented in 2012 and expanded the storefront. Within a few years, they again needed more room, but the owner of … [Read more...]
Trump’s potential impact on markets sparks discussion
DALLAS (BP) -- As the era of President Trump begins to unfold, his potential impact on financial markets prompted analysis in the first of a new video series released by GuideStone Financial Resources, the financial services arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. In the series entitled "Conversations with GuideStone," Chief Strategic Investment Officer David S. Spika will periodically offer insights for investors about current events and what they can expect in 2017. Regarding the … [Read more...]
ANALYSIS: What to know about apostasy laws worldwide
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- When a Sudanese court handed down a death sentence to Meriam Yahya Ibrahim for converting from Islam to Christianity, her case sparked international outcry. The young wife and expecting mother was convicted of apostasy, a crime in Sudan. Although the furor died down after her 2014 release, the law she was found guilty of violating remains on the books today. As recently as one month ago in Sudan, a group of men, including three teenagers, was accused of … [Read more...]
La. tornado destroys church, delays NOBTS chapel
NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- An EF-3 tornado that touched down in eastern New Orleans yesterday (Feb. 7) heavily damaged a Southern Baptist church's facility and briefly interrupted a chapel service at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Initial reports estimated 250 homes damaged with 31 people injured. No fatalities have been reported. The tornado -- one of several to strike Louisiana Tuesday -- devastated the three-building campus of Suburban Baptist Church in New Orleans, a … [Read more...]
Trump immigration order sparks biblical analysis
WASHINGTON (BP) -- With President Trump's travel ban from seven predominantly-Muslim countries on hold at least temporarily, some Christians are evaluating biblical teaching on immigration and refugees. On one side of the debate, the National Association of Evangelicals' World Relief arm is helping to draft a letter signed by hundreds of pastors asking Trump to rethink the travel ban. Other Christians have emphasized the need for stringent border security along with compassion toward … [Read more...]
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