NASHVILLE (The Baptist Paper) – The search team for the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has announced that an “excellent” candidate appears to have emerged. The committee shared an update on the process during the EC’s meeting in Nashville, Feb. 19. “We were able to hit the ground running after the last candidate removed his name. This was mainly due to credible opportunities available to us from the invitation phase that was done in August and … [Read more...]
Spurgeon’s lessons valued during crisis, day-to-day life
KANSAS CITY – Though there were no Zoom calls and live streaming back during the cholera outbreak in 1854, seminary leaders continue to marvel today at how legendary British Baptist pastor Charles Spurgeon, who wasn’t even 20 years-old at the time, ministered during a crisis. Nearly 130 years after his death, and amid today’s COVID-19 pandemic, C.H. Spurgeon is the subject of various related stories, podcast discussions, a recent online event, entitled “24 Hours with Charles Spurgeon” that … [Read more...]
Bott Radio impacts lives on the road, beyond
NASHVILLE – Christian communicators have an important role to play in spreading truth and defending religious liberty, said Rich Bott, president and CEO of the Bott Radio Network. During this year’s National Radio Broadcasters conference in Nashville, Bott shared with The Pathway how Christian radio is helping spread the Gospel and keeping fellow-believers informed on important issues – issues that include the sanctity of life and religious liberty. In addition to running the radio … [Read more...]
Emmaus Church equips young pastors
KANSAS CITY – On the front of the marquee at Screenland Armour Theatre, you’ll find a list of what movies are showing that week. But on Sundays, you’ll quickly discover that the main attraction isn’t about popcorn and entertainment. For Emmaus Church in Kansas City, that meets at the theater, the focus is on worship, the Gospel and impacting the world by training and equipping future pastors and ministry leaders. At the start of this year, a group of 17 men entered the church’s pastoral … [Read more...]
SBC Birmingham: Greear’s focus on ‘Gospel above all’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Keeping the focus on the “Gospel Above All” theme is Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s main goal going into SBC’s annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., June 11-12. But following a year of transition among five SBC entities searching for new leadership and the convention responding to reports of sexual abuse, Greear noted there will be other issues demanding attention. He acknowledged that confronting sexual abuse is among them. “I look forward to … [Read more...]
See you in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (BP) – When Southern Baptists depart St. Louis after their annual meeting in June, says SBC president Ronnie Floyd, he will be praying they do so with a “deep burden for our nation, a new commitment to racial unity and an extraordinary commitment to evangelize America.” This year’s meeting will be held here at the America’s Center Convention Complex in 701 Convention Plaza street, downtown here. With the theme of this year’s June 14-15 gathering being “Awaken America: Reach the … [Read more...]