ANAHEIM – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College will unveil a new booth at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. The booth highlights the For The Church vision for theological education. A featured giveaway – For The Church T-shirts – also returns with a new look. Visitors will be able to receive a shirt and discuss any prospective student questions with a member of MBTS’ Admissions team. Midwestern Seminary will also host FTC Anaheim: Micro Conference at … [Read more...]
CP stage to foster a ‘laser focus’ on unity, generosity, diversity
ANAHEIM (BP) – A drive toward unity in the Gospel and taking the Great Commission to the nations will permeate the presentations and discussion at the Cooperative Program Stage at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting, organizers say. “It will be an opportunity for messengers to hear firsthand reports about a variety of SBC missions and ministries, and ‘listen in’ on hard-hitting and relevant panel discussions which orbit around important issues for Southern Baptists,” said Willie McLaurin, interim … [Read more...]
David Roach to be nominated for recording secretary
NASHVILLE (BP) – Alabama pastor David Roach is the latest announced nominee for recording secretary at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Mark Snowden, director of missional leadership for the Cincinnati Area Baptist Association in Ohio, announced his intention to nominate Roach in an April 25 statement. Roach, 42, has served as senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Saraland, Ala., since 2020. Previously, he had taught at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, … [Read more...]
New Plan B ‘temporary,’ MBC executive board chairman says
NASHVILLE (BP) – A secondary option for Cooperative Program giving through the Missouri Baptist Convention “is by no means permanent,” said that state’s president and board chair. “This is only temporary,” explained Jon Nelson, pastor of Soma Community Church in Jefferson City. “As our new interim [Executive Committee] Director Willie McLaurin and Executive Committee address these issues, we look forward to going back to where we just were, which is one option, fully supporting the … [Read more...]
Wisconsin church celebrates 50 years of outdoor Easter witness
MILWAUKEE (BP) – For Easter weekend 1972 Pastor Paul Becker decided to take advantage of Northwest Baptist Church’s location, adjacent to a main thoroughfare in the suburb of Wauwatosa. The result became a long-running witness to the community now spanning generations. “The observance of Holy Week prior to Easter is particularly significant in Milwaukee, where liturgical churches predominate,” says an excerpt of “From a Small Stream: A Forty Year History of Minnesota-Wisconsin Southern … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist University theatre raises more than $3,000 for Send Relief, Ukraine
ST. LOUIS (BP) – “Fools” is a comedy play and “one long-running gag,” said Kasey Cox, director of theatre and dance for Missouri Baptist University (MBU). From March 24-27, though, Cox and her crew used it to raise $3,146.49 for a serious subject, sending those funds through Send Relief to aid Ukrainian refugees. As previously reported in The Pathway, the MBU theatre's fund-raising initiative is one of many Missouri Baptist efforts bring relief to the people of Ukraine. Following each … [Read more...]
Oklahoma church meets one week after losing building, parsonage
KINGSTON, Okla. (BP) – Keith Rogers planned to celebrate his 65th birthday preaching to Texoma Southern Baptist Church on March 27. Despite a tornado that destroyed the building and his home days earlier, he was still able to do so. A fast-moving storm through this area on the Texas/Oklahoma border March 21 destroyed or heavily damaged most of the buildings on the church’s property. Built in 1972, it had added other sections over the years including a gym, education space and the … [Read more...]
New documentary shows athletic success, kingdom impact of Carson-Newman coach
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (BP) – For 40 years, Ken Sparks coached and led thousands of young men on football fields in east Tennessee. Over that time his impact led to wins and championships, but also innumerable lives changed for the Gospel through the man referred to as “the Billy Graham of coaches.” “Sparks – The Ken Sparks Story” continued in theaters a week after its debut, telling of the longtime Carson-Newman University coach who died in 2017. For 37 years, Sparks led the Eagles to five … [Read more...]
Pearson to resign as SBC Executive Committee CFO
NASHVILLE (BP) – Jeff Pearson’s tenure as chief financial officer of the SBC Executive Committee will come to an end Feb. 15. Pearson made the announcement to EC Chairman Rolland Slade in a letter Tuesday (Jan. 25). In the letter, Pearson was adamant in his support for the current investigation of the Executive Committee amid allegations of mishandling claims of sexual abuse and cited the changing landscape at the EC for his departure. “I have always been and I remain fully in favor … [Read more...]
Stone withdraws lawsuit against Moore
NASHVILLE (BP) – Attorneys for Georgia pastor Mike Stone filed and were granted a notice to withdraw their case against former Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore in a Tennessee court, Dec. 10. Judge William Campbell Jr. accepted the filing for a voluntary dismissal without prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville. A case dismissed without prejudice means the plaintiff is free to bring another suit at a later time … [Read more...]
CP crosses $20 billion in cumulative giving
NASHVILLE (BP) – Since 1925, Southern Baptists have given more than $20 billion through the Cooperative Program to fund its entities and missionaries taking the Gospel throughout the world. That news was delivered Sept. 29 by SBC Executive Committee Chief Financial Officer Jeff Pearson to EC President and Chief Executive Officer Ronnie Floyd on the eve of Cooperative Program Emphasis Month, which is celebrated throughout October. “The principle of our churches cooperating together truly … [Read more...]
EC motion funds Guidepost contract, attorney-client privilege to be ‘fleshed out through negotiation’
NASHVILLE (BP) – A marathon afternoon session that stretched past three hours, Sept. 21, ended with Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC) members approving a motion to fund a contractual agreement with Guidepost Solutions for investigating claims of mishandling sexual abuse allegations. EC member Melissa Golden’s motion, which replaced the original one submitted by EC officers, authorizes a budget of up to $1.6 million – funded through the Cooperative Program – for the … [Read more...]