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...]
Refugees find a safe place to learn
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While sitting with her daughter at a mall food court, Kim Carr noticed internationals in exotic clothing surrounded them. Carr asked her daughter, “When did they all get here? Where are they from? Who is reaching them?” Armed with the new sensitivity, and prompted by the Holy Spirit, Carr felt led to learn more. She visited a local fitness center where staff immediately took her to an office. There, she met a former International Mission Board Journeyman who had been … [Read more...]
Years later, martyrs’ memory lives on
KHABAROVSK, Russia – David Hendrick had no idea what God had in store for him when he answered the call to go to Russia as a missionary in 1993. Hendrick, who now serves as a regional collegiate ministry coordinator for the Missouri Baptist Convention, was a student at Southwestern Seminary and had a two-year opportunity with the what is now the International Mission Board (IMB) to reach students and next generation leaders in the city of Khabarovsk, in far eastern Russia. Before his time … [Read more...]
Go, pray, proclaim, repeat
NEOSHO – For a decade, Calvary Baptist has been on mission in Thailand and in Africa. One truth coming from both locales is the need for repeat visits. The work in Africa “Calvary was a guinea pig for the engaging churches that the IMB started. Rick Hedger (now MBC staff) was pastor before I came,” said current pastor Roger Brumley. “First we had to “find the (African) people group we had adopted,” Brumley said. Through the years, they found and ministered to them in Guinea-Bissau, … [Read more...]
Mosque case prompts IMB policy tweak
NASHVILLE (BP) – Ongoing discussion of a federal court case concerning religious liberty for Muslims has prompted the resignation of an International Mission Board trustee and a revision of the IMB's process for submitting friend of the court briefs. Dean Haun, pastor of First Baptist Church in Morristown, Tenn., resigned from the IMB trustee board in November based on his conviction the IMB should not have joined a friend of the court brief last May supporting the Islamic Society of … [Read more...]
Tennessee pastor resigns as IMB trustee over Mosque
MORRISTOWN — A Tennessee Baptist pastor has resigned as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board in response to an action taken by IMB leadership last summer. He had another year to serve on his present term. Dean Haun, pastor of First Baptist Church, Morristown, told the Baptist and Reflector his resignation was in response to the IMB’s May 2016 decision to sign an amicus brief in support of a mosque to be built in New Jersey. “I love our IMB … [Read more...]
Church reinforces mission emphasis
CLARK – Chris Canote wants missions to always be foremost at Perche Baptist he pastors in Clark. For the latest reminder, the church held its first mission’s Conference “Around the Corner, Around the World” on November 4-5. Five guest parties participated, including Pastor David Huerta in Acuna, Mexico; a couple whose names are hidden for security reasons who are returning to a Middle Eastern Muslim dominated area; interim pastor and missionary Nate and Lori Kohl of Harrisburg; Jacob and … [Read more...]
Simple ideas for an effective Lottie Moon campaign
JEFFERSON CITY – It isn’t too late for your church or organization to raise funds and awareness for the annual Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (LMCO) and the Week of Prayer for International Missions, coming up Dec. 4-11. There are many resources available to help promote the campaign through the International Missions Board (IMB) and through the Missouri Woman’s Mission Union (MWMU) for free or at minimal cost. “It will take a concerted effort from our churches to help achieve our … [Read more...]
Missouri Lottie Moon offering goal set at $4M
JEFFERSON CITY – A chill is in the air, and that means carols, pageants and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) has set a goal of $4 million for 2015, working out to about $7.60 per Baptist Church member and a little over $2,100 per Baptist church in Missouri. The nation-wide goal is $155 million, down $20 million from last year. The state goal is a the same as 2015’s. Last year, Missouri Baptists dug deep and surpassed that … [Read more...]
IMB taps 5 megacities for global initiative pilot
LONDON (BP) – James Roberts is part of an International Mission Board team in London strategizing a comprehensive missions approach to reach this city of 8.6 million. More than 50 non-indigenous communities, each with 10,000 people or more, have been identified in London, making it truly a global city. “There’s no lack of church buildings in London, but the average congregation is fewer than 20 people,” Roberts noted. More than 300 languages are spoken in London, and 37 percent of the … [Read more...]
Week of Prayer set for Dec. 4-11
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – For 12 years Brian and Becky Harrell have shared the gospel with the Makhuwa Nahara Muslims on the coast of Mozambique. Their efforts in telling gospel stories and training national believers has been effective. But this year they’ve upped their game. “We have made . . . conscious efforts to be more deliberate in our prayers for our people group, and also in encouraging churches back home to be praying,” Becky Harrell says. “Because we know that we cannot bring anyone … [Read more...]
50 new missionaries appointed by IMB
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Bob and Melanee Gallina invested 18 years in leading The Church at Green Hills in La Habra, Calif. They lived in a comfortable house that was a home base for their children, who are missionaries overseas. After retirement, the couple noted, they planned to serve overseas themselves. But then they felt God prompting them to consider, “Why wait until you retire? Why not now?” Now the church they once led is sending them through the International Mission Board to take the … [Read more...]
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