DALLAS — Drawing from Joshua 6:1–20, which tells of the Israelites’ conquest of Jericho, GuideStone Financial Resources President O.S. Hawkins told trustees, “We are challenging our employees to see 2015 as a ‘Year of Efficiency’ as we look for ways to do what we do efficiently and with excellence.” GuideStone trustees met March 2–3 in Dallas. Trustees also heard reports from Chief Operating Officer John R. Jones and from the executive officers of GuideStone. Investments “We wrapped up … [Read more...]
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Keeping the Southern Baptist faith
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Southern Baptist Convention with 15 million members is the largest Protestant denomination in the country. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., is its oldest and arguably most influential seminary. Albert Mohler has been president at Southern Seminary for more than 20 years, but when he arrived there as a young man still in his 30s, he had a huge task before him. The seminary had taken a hard, left turn in liberalism, and his job was to do no … [Read more...]
‘Do You Believe?’ is powerful follow-up to ‘God’s Not Dead’
NASHVILLE – What’s the best evangelistic movie ever? By that, I mean the best film that has, at its core, the Gospel – and one that makes the message of Christ the film’s theme. I have a new nomination, and it came out in theaters March 20. The film is called Do You Believe?, a movie that follows the lives of a dozen people as they face their own unique challenges in life and must decide what they believe about God – and then what they’re going to do about it. It’s written by the same … [Read more...]
Platt unveils ‘reset’ of IMB strategy, structure
HOUSTON – International Mission Board President David Platt proposed streamlining the mission agency’s strategy and structure – in keeping with his desire for IMB to exalt Christ and work more effectively toward accomplishing the Great Commission – during IMB’s Feb. 24-25 trustee meeting in Houston. Trustees unanimously voted to approve the plan. “We want to empower limitless missionary teams to make disciples and multiply churches among unreached people,” Platt said. “We need a strategy … [Read more...]
MBC church trains pastor’s in El Salvador
With the goal of gospel multiplication, six Missouri Baptists traveled to El Salvador, Feb. 9-15, in an effort to equip local pastors to lead Great Commission churches. According to John Vernon, DOM of the Cape Girardeau Association, this project continues a partnership established during the MBC’s three-year focus on El Salvador. After landing in El Salvador, the team of six met briefly in the airport before splitting up into three sets of teaching pairs. The groups then separated and … [Read more...]
Spurgeon’s Psalter discovered by MBTS
Scholars at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have discovered, within the institution’s Spurgeon Library collection, a Psalter that 19th-century Baptist pastor Charles Spurgeon used in the compilation of his commentary on the book of Psalms, The Treasury of David. “One of the purposes for the existence of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Seminary is to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ for the church and the academy by preserving the personal library of Charles Haddon Spurgeon … [Read more...]
Jackson apartment complexes reached as church mobilizes
JACKSON – Building on relationships made during fall block parties, over 100 members of the First Baptist Church here came together, Dec. 21, to load food boxes and share the gospel with people in their community. Hosting community events and delivering holiday meals are only the first steps in First Baptist Jackson’s innovative local missions strategy, according to Pastor of Students and Missions John Chidester. When Chidester arrived at FBC Jackson in June 2014, he brought with him … [Read more...]
$500,000 grant launches MBTS B.A./M.Div. degree
KANSAS CITY – A $500,000 grant will help Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and College launch a new program enabling students to earn a bachelor’s degree and master of divinity degree within five years. The Kern Family Foundation is providing the grant for Midwestern’s new “Accelerate” five-year B.A./M.Div. program. Midwestern President Jason Allen voiced gratitude to the foundation “for such generosity in assisting Midwestern College to provide an avenue for its students to … [Read more...]
Adrian Rogers’ library donated to Southwestern
FORT WORTH – The library of the late Adrian Rogers, one of Southern Baptists’ most admired preachers, has been given by his widow Joyce and the Rogers family to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. The donation includes 3,500 books, sermon notes, photographs, letters and desks of Rogers, a three-time president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of the Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church from 1972-2005. The seminary, in a statement, noted: “With the … [Read more...]
‘Groundbreaking’ Spurgeon documentary by MBTS, Canadian filmmaker
KANSAS CITY – A new documentary on the life and legacy of 19th century British preacher Charles Spurgeon, released last month, prominently features two Midwestern Seminary leaders and the Kansas City-based school’s Charles H. Spurgeon Library. “Through the Eyes of Spurgeon” is available for streaming at www.throughtheeyesofspurgeon.com. There is no cost to view it. McCaskell’s desires for the film’s future include having the documentary available on Netflix and other widely-used public … [Read more...]
Harsh words from Duke alum, university president
HANNIBAL (Christian Examiner) – Anthony Allen, president of Hannibal-LaGrange University, said he is encouraged his alma mater, Duke University, has had an apparent change of heart about broadcasting the Muslim call to prayer each Friday from the university’s chapel tower. Stiil, he laments the school’s apparent lack of understanding about the heart of the controversy. “I’m happy for some measure of victory,” Allen told Christian Examiner. “I hope they learned that we can’t deny the … [Read more...]
Mohler: Newsweek on the Bible — So Misrepresented It’s a Sin
Newsweek magazine decided to greet the start of 2015 with a massive cover story on the Bible. For decades now, major news magazines have tended to feature cover articles timed for Christmas and Easter, taking an opportunity to consider some major question about Christianity and the modern world. Leading the journalistic pack for years, both TIME andNewsweek dedicated cover article after article, following a rather predictable format. In the main, scholars or leaders from very liberal … [Read more...]
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