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Life after the shooting: Sutherland Springs’ Pomeroy speaks at Ministry Wives’ Conference

First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs member Sherri Pomeroy spoke at Ministry Wives’ Conference at the SBC Annual Meeting.

Churches must abandon 600MHz wireless sound systems

Churches that haven't updated their wireless sound system may have trouble being heard on any given Sunday, as the federal government is phasing out the 600MHz frequencies many congregations use.

MBTS’ Christian George resigns over ‘moral failing’

Three Southern Baptist seminary faculty members have resigned their positions, vacating ministries that previously had placed them in the news.

Mo. Baptist Foundation cites 2018 class of Fellowship of Christian Stewards

Each year, the Missouri Baptist Foundation honors those who have been generous with their life and resources to benefit God’s kingdom. MBF established the Fellowship of Christian Stewards in 2001 as a way to present personal examples of whole-life Christian stewardship – the gift of talents, time and treasures.

Victory: Cake baker’s 7-2 SCOTUS win affirms religious liberty

A high court majority that included conservatives and liberals ruled the Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated the religious free exercise clause of the First Amendment by penalizing Jack Phillips for declining to design and decorate a cake for the wedding of two men. The commission demonstrated “religious hostility” toward Phillips in its action, the justices said.

Christian satire news site ‘Babylon Bee’ sold

“I fully realize that a major reason the Bee (and my webcomic, for that matter) was able to blow up like it did was because of social media — Facebook in particular,” he wrote. “This is just how it goes when you make things for the internet: you create, you post to social media, you hope people like it and it spreads. But the power that Facebook held over me as a content creator began to make me very uneasy.

BREAKING: SWBTS terminates Dr. Paige Patterson, effective immediately

During the May 30, 2018, the SWBTS Executive Committee unanimously resolved to terminate Dr. Paige Patterson, effective immediately, removing all the benefits, rights and privileges.

GuideStone to launch lower-cost Secure Health plan

Churches and pastors looking for budget-minded health care coverage as well as protection for their employees and their families have another option to consider coming this summer.

Dallas crowd anticipated largest since SBC 2010

Dallas attendance is in line to be the highest at a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting since 2010, according to an event coordinator.

High court ruling permits sports betting in all states

ll 50 states are now free to sponsor gambling on sporting events. In a 6-3 ruling May 14, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 1992 law that prevented state authorization of sports gambling.

Missouri State legislature defunds Planned Parenthood in pro-life budget

Missouri lawmakers passed a firmly pro-life budget May 9 that defunds abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood and provides support for moms and babies. The $28 billion budget is headed to Gov. Eric Greitens, who is pro-life.

Currence to be re-nominated as SBC registration secretary

Don Currence, a Missouri administration and children's pastor at FBC, Ozark, will be nominated for a second term as Southern Baptist Convention registration secretary, his pastor Phillip Burden announced, May 8.

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