KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary has announced that full-tuition scholarships for first-year master’s students in For the Church Cohorts will be extended to incoming students in the 2025–26 academic year. Through FTC Cohorts, residential master’s students receive faculty mentorship, focused community, and hands-on training in their chosen ministry area during their first year of seminary. For the 2025–26 year, 105 full-tuition scholarships are available for incoming students … [Read more...]
Southern Baptist DR exemplifies national cooperation
JEFFERSON CITY – The Apostle Paul explains in 1 Cor 12:12, “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.” He goes on to say in verse 27, “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” So it is with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. Some volunteers are chaplains, some maintain the shower and laundry units, and some prepare meals. In the meantime, others provide flood recovery or operate a chainsaw. In … [Read more...]
Albert Mohler delivers Spurgeon lectures on biblical preaching at Midwestern Seminary
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary welcomed R. Albert Mohler Jr. to campus, Oct. 29-30, to deliver the annual Spurgeon Lectures on Biblical Preaching. Mohler, who serves as president of Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, preached from two Old Testament passages, drawing out their applications for expositional preaching. President Jason Allen expressed his gratitude for Mohler’s friendship over the years and his service to the Church, saying, “Dr. Mohler is one who … [Read more...]
Lostness impacted by largest Annie Armstrong, Lottie Moon offerings in SBC history
by IMB/NAMB staff members Generosity among Southern Baptists remains strong as evidenced by the most recent Annie Armstrong Easter Offering® and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® totals. When the books closed on the SBC’s 2023-24 fiscal year Sept. 30, the Annie offering totaled $74.7 million, and the Lottie offering totaled $206.8 million — record highs for both. The openhanded giving through both the Annie and Lottie offerings demonstrates Southern Baptists’ enduring commitment to … [Read more...]
“Our boast is in the Lord”: MBTS trustees celebrate enrollment growth
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – At their fall meeting, Oct. 14-15, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees celebrated another year of enrollment growth, installed two faculty members in endowed chairs, announced a new vice president of institutional advancement, and approved a project to add campus housing for residential students. President’s Report Amidst encouraging reports of enrollment growth and continued financial health, President Jason Allen began his President’s Report by … [Read more...]
NAMB trustees approve budget, celebrate work of NYC missionaries
NEW YORK CITY (BP) – North American Mission Board (NAMB) trustees approved the 2024-2025 budget and celebrated missionaries serving as church planters and in compassion ministry throughout the metro New York City area as they gathered for meetings Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 7-8. On Monday, trustees fanned out across the Big Apple, visiting church planting missionaries who are starting churches in key areas throughout the city’s five boroughs. In Harlem, trustees met Luke Calvert who is … [Read more...]
People needed food and each other. They found it on a pastor’s back deck.
FAIRVIEW, North Carolina (BP) – Cane Creek starts as a trickle up in the mountains from Stacy Harris’ home. Garren Creek and Flat Creek are there too. Typically, they create the small, crystal-clear pools trout love and cascading waterfalls that are favorites of Smoky Mountain tourists. Their appearance began to change nearly two weeks ago when heavy rain saturated the area. Then Hurricane Helene arrived on Friday, Oct. 4. People in Fairview Township, where Harris is pastor at Trinity of … [Read more...]
Pressley, Leatherwood send letters to Biden, Congress in support of Israel
NASHVILLE (BP) – Ethics & Religious Liberty President Brent Leatherwood and Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley submitted a joint letter today (Oct. 2) to both President Joe Biden and U.S. congressional leaders expressing Southern Baptists’ continued support for Israel. The letter comes on the heels of escalation in Middle East conflict and a few days before the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. “Since the inception of the modern state … [Read more...]
Discounted 2025 SBC annual meeting hotel reservations open, Oct. 7
DALLAS (BP) – More than 15,000 room nights will be available to Southern Baptists when the annual meeting reservation portal opens at noon EDT on Monday, Oct. 7. “The last two years, we have seen tremendous responses to the opening of reservations,” SBC Executive Committee vice president for convention administration Jonathan Howe told Baptist Press. “As a result, our reservation system provider, Maritz, has implemented technological improvements in their systems, including a queue … [Read more...]
Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief coordinating ‘all hands on deck’ response to Hurricane Helene
by Henry Durand/The Christian Index SUWANEE, Ga. (BP) — Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief coordinator Dwain Carter said Saturday that the response in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s rampage through Georgia would be an “all hands on deck effort.” Carter said a huge area of the state has been affected by the storm, with effects ranging from wind damage to flooding, and loss of power and communications. As many of the GBDR’s 1,100 volunteers as are able to respond will be activated in the … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary’s For the Church conference addresses faithfulness for beauty of the church
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary welcomed more than 1,500 guests to campus on September 23–24 for the 2024 For the Church National Conference, “Faithful: Serving the Most Beautiful People on Earth.” Pastors and ministry leaders from around the country gathered to hear sessions by Jason K. Allen, J.T. English, Tony Merida, Kevin Ezell, Jared C. Wilson, and Crawford Loritts. The event also featured a Women’s Pre-Conference with Jen Wilkin, a Student Pastor Summit, and various … [Read more...]
SBC President Clint Pressley: ‘Hold fast’ to BF&M, CP
NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC will thrive through challenging days ahead if it holds fast to its confession of faith and its cooperative ministry model, SBC President Clint Pressley told the Convention’s Executive Committee Sept. 17. In his first address to the EC since being elected SBC president in June, Pressley said 2025 is an ideal year to celebrate both the Convention’s Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) and its Cooperative Program (CP) since both will celebrate their 100th … [Read more...]
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