NASHVILLE (BP) – Don Currence, administrative pastor at First Baptist Church in Ozark, Mo., will be nominated for a one-year term as Southern Baptist Convention registration secretary during the SBC’s June 14-15 annual meeting in Anaheim, Amy Whitfield has announced. Whitfield is the executive director of communications at The Summit Church in Durham, N.C. “It is my honor to nominate Don Currence for registration secretary at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting,” Whitfield said in a Monday (May … [Read more...]
Committee on Nominations report released
ANAHEIM (BP) — The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2022 report in advance of the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 14-15. Per SBC bylaws, the report is to be released through Baptist Press no later than 45 days prior to the gathering. The 2022 committee was chaired by Leah Finn, a member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C. Finn told Baptist Press that “throughout the process, the Committee on Nominations prayed for nominees who exemplify humility, … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary and 9Marks Host Panel Discussion, ‘Why We’re Hopeful of the Future of Evangelicalism,’ at Together for the Gospel
KANSAS CITY (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary partnered with 9Marks to host a dinner and panel discussion on the future of evangelicalism at the final Together for the Gospel conference on April 19. Following a meal and book giveaway, Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen moderated a panel that discussed the topic, “Why We’re Hopeful of the Future of Evangelicalism.” Panelists included Research Professor of Church History at Midwestern Seminary, Thomas Kidd; Assistant Professor of … [Read more...]
SBC Executive Committee approves 2023 Annual Meeting move, provides financial update
NASHVILLE (BP) — The SBC Executive Committee met in a special-called meeting Thursday to vote on moving the 2023 annual meeting from Charlotte to New Orleans and receive an update on the cost of the investigation into allegations of mishandling sexual abuse claims. Erik Cummings, chair of the EC’s Events and Strategic Planning Committee, introduced EC vice president for communications Jonathan Howe and Bill Townes, former EC chief financial officer now assisting on a contract basis, to … [Read more...]
Sammy Tippit’s prayer life undergirds his evangelistic zeal
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (BP) — God still is calling His people to evangelism, and veteran evangelist Sammy Tippit has added identifying and encouraging new evangelists at the same time he continues proclaiming as well as training and equipping those who are drawn to God’s love through Sammy Tippit Ministries’ worldwide evangelistic outreaches. “When I started in COSBE [Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists] in the early 1970s, there were more than 200 members,” Tippit said. “Now there … [Read more...]
David Roach to be nominated for recording secretary
NASHVILLE (BP) – Alabama pastor David Roach is the latest announced nominee for recording secretary at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Mark Snowden, director of missional leadership for the Cincinnati Area Baptist Association in Ohio, announced his intention to nominate Roach in an April 25 statement. Roach, 42, has served as senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Saraland, Ala., since 2020. Previously, he had taught at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, … [Read more...]
MBTS establishes John & Sharon Yeats Endowed Chair of Baptist Studies
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees, faculty and students here recognized Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Director John Yeats and his wife, Sharon, during their April 5 chapel service, naming an endowed chair in their honor. During the service, Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen highlighted Yeats' service among Southern Baptists. In particular, he mentioned his 25 years of service as recording secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention, as well as … [Read more...]
Friends reunite around ‘Experiencing God’ after collectively doing study 27 times
ABILENE, Kan. (Lifeway) — Most people complete the Bible study “Experiencing God” in about 12 weeks. Longtime friends Deborah White and Paula Kaufman have camped out in the popular workbook for more than two decades. “When I finish ‘Experiencing God,’ I get another copy and start all over again,” said White, a retired life coach in Abilene who has gone through the study cover-to-cover a dozen times. “Whenever I arrive at the end of it, I get excited knowing I get to begin … [Read more...]
SBC Executive Committee to hold special called meeting
NASHVILLE (BP) – Chairman Rolland Slade announced Monday (April 18) that the SBC Executive Committee will hold a special called meeting Thursday, April 28. The meeting is being called primarily to discuss the relocation of the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting currently slated to be held June 13-14, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. “The good news is the attendance at the annual meeting is trending up, which is the primary reason for the move,” Slade said. “The footprint or space needed to hold our meeting … [Read more...]
NAMB picks St. Louis as 17th SEND Relief City
ST. LOUIS – The North American Mission Board (NAMB) recently tapped St. Louis as its 17th Send Relief city, putting at the head a familiar face in the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association: Kale Uzzle. Uzzle directs the George Liele Center, the short-term missions division of the association. His role in planning and executing compassion-oriented ministry projects in the area lines up perfectly with Send Relief’s compassion ministry goals. “The Liele Center trains and deploys teams … [Read more...]
2022 SBC resolutions submission portal now open
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – The submission portal for 2022 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) resolutions opened just after midnight on Friday (April 15). In accordance with SBC Bylaw 20, proposed resolutions may be submitted as early as April 15 but no later than 15 days prior to the SBC Annual Meeting, giving the Resolutions Committee a two-week period in which to consider submissions. Committee members also may propose resolutions for consideration during the committee’s deliberations. … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary Preview Day draws record-breaking number of prospective students
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – During a full day of activities at the Kansas City campus, guests were provided opportunities to meet Midwestern Seminary leaders and faculty members, experience student life through campus events, and enjoy one of Kansas City’s most beloved barbecue restaurants at a catered Preview Day luncheon. Commenting on the record-breaking number of preview day students, President Jason Allen said, “I am deeply encouraged by the number and quality of the prospective … [Read more...]
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