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At IMB dinner, ‘day in the life’ conveys importance of sustained missionary presence

International Mission Board missionaries and staff mingled with participants, as close to 2,000 people filled tables at the IMB dinner Monday, June 8. The event was held in conjunction with the SBC annual meeting in Orlando. The theme of the evening resonated across screens: Together, We Sustain Gospel Presence.
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‘Don’t despise the small things,’ Scroggins says at Pastors’ Conference

Pastors should be thinking about how God might use their churches and the Southern Baptist Convention not only now but 100 years from now, Jimmy Scroggins said at the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 8 in Orlando.
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SBC must unify in doctrine, evangelism, Pastors’ Conf. speakers say

Southern Baptists must remain unified in doctrine, in spirit and in reaching the next generation for Christ, speakers said June 8 during the afternoon session of the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference.
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Pastors examine conflict, suffering, and finishing well during second session of SBC Pastors’ Conference

Pastors examined conflict, suffering and finishing well during the second session of the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 8 in Orlando. The session featured sermons from Edgar Aponte and Heath Lambert and a panel discussion led by Ken Whitten, national director of pastoral leadership at the North American Mission Board, with Steve Dighton, Ted Traylor and Bryant Wright.
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Holiness, unity, forgiveness urged in Pastors’ Conf. opening session

Two prayers of Jesus during His final 24 hours of life drew focus during the opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference June 7 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
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Diverse group of churches, ministries come together for evangelism through Crossover Orlando

Twenty-eight years ago, members from First Baptist Church in Kissimmee began to pray that the church might someday own the field that adjoined their church property. As part of the events surrounding Crossover from June 1 to June 6, the church hosted its first outreach efforts on the land they recently acquired. FBC Kissimmee is one of more than 50 churches in and around the Orlando area that hosted Crossover outreach events.
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Proposed CP budget makes missions top priority

Later this month, for the first time, Southern Baptists will have a chance to adopt a budget that will send 51 percent of all Cooperative Program receipts to the foreign mission field. IMB President Paul Chitwood said the move shows global missions is a “first priority” for Southern Baptists.
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Overview: SBC officer candidates to be nominated at annual meeting

Multiple Southern Baptists have been put forward as candidates to serve as Southern Baptist Convention officers, including two presidential candidates who have announced their willingness to be nominated during the SBC annual meeting in June.
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New Mexico Children’s Home offering seminary for houseparents

Some ideas are so simple, so needed and so good, it’s hard to figure out why it took so long to think of them. Serenity Richard had that response earlier this year. As executive director of the New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home, she was well-aware of the challenges for houseparents to establish loving, safe homes for traumatized children. One day, someone brought it up to her. Could the organization help pay for seminary training for houseparents?
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Todd Chipman Releases 10 Questions About the Bible with Crossway

Midwestern Seminary celebrated the release of 10 Questions About the Bible: 30 Devotions for Kids, Teens, and Families, a new devotional resource by Todd Chipman, associate professor of biblical studies and dean of graduate studies at Midwestern Seminary. Published by Crossway, this release is part of the “10 Questions” series, which is designed to help young readers engage foundational Christian truths.

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