ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Abby Hughes is one of only two Generation Send (GenSend) campus mobilizers in the Northwest who is taking on the responsibility to find other college students to participate in GenSend 2015. “I have been working alongside my church, as well as reaching out to pastors around the Northwest to connect with students who could potentially take part in GenSend,” said Hughes, who will be leading a GenSend team in New York City this summer. GenSend is a development process … [Read more...]
34,000 black churches break fellowship with Presbyterians over same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON (Christian Newswire) – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans has broken its fellowship with Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) following its recent vote to approve same-sex marriage. The Presbyterian General Assembly, the top legislative body of the PSUSA, voted last June to revise the constitutional language defining marriage. This arbitrary change of Holy Scripture … [Read more...]
Setbacks and victories of religious freedom
NASHVILLE (BP) – The freedom to live according to one's religious beliefs has been a fundamental right in America since its founding. As the culture changes and those opposed to biblical values become more vocal, it is becoming increasingly difficult to express religious beliefs without being socially ostracized or legally penalized. The following compilation by SBCLIFE, the journal of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, lists many of the political and cultural … [Read more...]
LifeWay campus under contract
NASHVILLE – LifeWay Christian Resources has entered into a contract for the sale of their campus in downtown Nashville. Contract terms, including the sale price, have not been disclosed pending closing of the sale in a few months. The contract is with Uptown Nashville, LLC, a consortium of local and national developers formed specifically to develop this property. LifeWay president and CEO Thom S. Rainer said he is excited about the prospects for the property as well as LifeWay’s … [Read more...]
Midwestern poised to host historic SBC symposium
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Seminary announced March 18 that the institution will host a symposium entitled, “The SBC & the 21st Century: Reflection, Renewal & Recommitment,” on Sept. 28-29 in Kansas City. The event will be highlighted by the presentations of key Southern Baptist leaders such as Frank Page, Ronnie Floyd, Paige Patterson, Thom Rainer, Albert Mohler, and David Dockery. According to Midwestern Seminary President, Jason Allen, who will also present a keynote address, the … [Read more...]
IRS notice may benefit ministers
JEFFERSON CITY – A recent announcement from the IRS may help ministers around the state save on their taxes, according to Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Human Resources and Guidestone specialist Gene Foster. According to Foster, this IRS announcement made clear that ministers—and other taxpayers—who have individual medical plans and who have reported their healthcare premiums as taxable income for 2014 no longer need to do so. “For some guys, that is $13,000 or $14,000 of income that … [Read more...]
CP ‘a tool to obey the Great Commission’
KELLER, Texas (BP) – Keith Sanders, pastor for the last 10 years of First Baptist Church in Keller, Texas, describes the church’s love for missions as “almost a wildfire out of control.” Nearly every month, a First Baptist Keller member participates in a short-term mission trip; the congregation is about to begin its fourth church plant; and its Cooperative Program giving has more than tripled over the last seven years, Sanders said. “The Lord has blessed our church tremendously, … [Read more...]
Senator Blunt Discusses Iran, Ferguson On ABC News With George Stephanopoulos
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) spoke to George Stephanopoulos on ABC News’s “This Week” today about the Obama Administration’s ongoing negotiations with Iran and the recent shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Mo. … [Read more...]
Conference to highlight Museum of the Bible
WASHINGTON – Less than a year after defending their biblical convictions before the United States Supreme Court, owners of the Oklahoma-based arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby are taking steps to bring greater renown to the Word of God. The Green family—the Southern Baptist owners of Hobby Lobby—celebrated in February as construction began on the 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible here, which will display the story of Scripture’s history before a worldwide audience beginning in … [Read more...]
Spurgeon’s Psalter discovered by MBTS
Scholars at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have discovered, within the institution’s Spurgeon Library collection, a Psalter that 19th-century Baptist pastor Charles Spurgeon used in the compilation of his commentary on the book of Psalms, The Treasury of David. “One of the purposes for the existence of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Seminary is to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ for the church and the academy by preserving the personal library of Charles Haddon Spurgeon … [Read more...]
SBC presidents send open letter to Obama
NASHVILLE (BP) – In an open letter, Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd, along with the support and signatures of 16 former SBC presidents, called on President Obama to "take the necessary actions now" against ISIS terrorists. "Since ISIS is a continuing threat to world peace in a way unknown to us since the Nazis of World War II, we humbly call upon you to use the influence and power of your distinguished office to take the necessary actions now in this urgent hour to … [Read more...]
Moore: SCOTUS will ‘probably’ OK gay marriage
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court likely will legalize gay marriage nationwide, labeling it a constitutional right under the 14th Amendment, Southern Baptists' lead ethicist told state convention executives and Baptist state paper editors Feb. 11. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas was "probably right" in his apparent prediction that the Supreme Court's recent denial of a stay to halt legalized same-sex marriage in Alabama "is a signal of what the court intends to do," … [Read more...]
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