NASHVILLE (BP) – A secondary option for Cooperative Program giving through the Missouri Baptist Convention “is by no means permanent,” said that state’s president and board chair. “This is only temporary,” explained Jon Nelson, pastor of Soma Community Church in Jefferson City. “As our new interim [Executive Committee] Director Willie McLaurin and Executive Committee address these issues, we look forward to going back to where we just were, which is one option, fully supporting the … [Read more...]
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Wisconsin church celebrates 50 years of outdoor Easter witness
MILWAUKEE (BP) – For Easter weekend 1972 Pastor Paul Becker decided to take advantage of Northwest Baptist Church’s location, adjacent to a main thoroughfare in the suburb of Wauwatosa. The result became a long-running witness to the community now spanning generations. “The observance of Holy Week prior to Easter is particularly significant in Milwaukee, where liturgical churches predominate,” says an excerpt of “From a Small Stream: A Forty Year History of Minnesota-Wisconsin Southern … [Read more...]
Litton names 2022 Committee on Committees
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has announced his appointments to the 2022 Committee on Committees. Litton, pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Ala., announced the chair and vice chair for the committee last fall, naming Jeremy Freeman, pastor of First Baptist Church, Newcastle, Okla., as chair, and Amanda Stanton, member of Calvary Church, Clearwater, Fla., as vice chair. The committee’s members represent the diverse makeup of the SBC. Of … [Read more...]
EC search team releases survey, requests input from Southern Baptists
NASHVILLE (BP) – A survey to aid in developing a candidate profile for the next president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee has been released by the team charged with hiring the successor to Ronnie Floyd, who left the organization in October 2021. “We have generated these questions to help better inform us on what Southern Baptist leaders, pastors, and churches are looking for in our next SBC Executive Committee president & CEO,” the survey says. The survey results will … [Read more...]
Churches now able to withhold funds from SBC entities in MBC’s new ‘Plan B’ giving option
New giving plan responds to churches’ concerns about SBC JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board recently authorized a new “Plan B” method of cooperative giving. The plan allows churches to withhold funds from selected SBC entities without withdrawing from Cooperative Program (CP) support altogether. “Plan B” comes in response to concerns raised by Missouri Baptist churches and associations about actions taken by some SBC entities – for example, the SBC … [Read more...]
Florida church using sanctuary fire to bless its community
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was written by Barbara Denman of the Florida Baptist Convention. BARTOW, Fla. (BP) – The scorched remains of the sanctuary, buckled roof and blackened pews serve as a backdrop for the sign outside of Main Street Baptist Church in Bartow that reads, “God is Still God and God is Still Good.” The church is hoping some good can rise from the ashes of its ruined sanctuary – including mental health assistance for the community and even help for the woman who set … [Read more...]
CSB marks fifth anniversary with 10 percent of Bible sales in U.S.
NASHVILLE (BP) – The award-winning Christian Standard Bible translation reached its fifth anniversary in March, a milestone marked by a 10 percent market share of Bible sales, according to top industry tracking data. Andy McLean, Lifeway’s director of Bibles and reference, said the sales milestone is rare for new translations. Lifeway Christian Resources’ publishing arm, B&H Publishing, released the CSB in March 2017 as a significant revision of the Holman Christian Standard Bible … [Read more...]
Texas pastor Bart Barber announced as candidate for SBC president
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference president Matt Henslee announced his intention to nominate Texas pastor Bart Barber for the office of SBC president at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, June 14-15, 2022. Barber becomes the fourth announced candidate for the office this year but only the third candidate who will be considered by messengers for the position. Florida pastor Willy Rice was announced as a candidate last month … [Read more...]
Global campus announcement, faculty elections highlight MBTS trustee meeting
KANSAS CITY (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary Trustees gathered on April 4-5 to receive an array of seminary updates, to celebrate the launch of the Global Campus, and to approve several matters of key institutional business, including the election of historian Thomas S. Kidd. During his President’s Report, Jason Allen reflected on God’s faithfulness to Midwestern Seminary. “We have a precious stewardship,” he expressed, “including students from all 50 states and from more than 60 … [Read more...]
SBC Pastors’ Conference to elect only one officer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – The 2022 SBC Pastors’ Conference will include only one election – for the office of president, according to an announcement Tuesday (April 5). Often, the conference has included votes for a vice president and a treasurer, but the election of only one officer is not unprecedented. “With 18 sermons and a significant amount of time devoted to singing, praying, and giving over four sessions, there’ll only be nominations and an election for the office of president for … [Read more...]
Rice withdraws as SBC presidential candidate
CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – Florida pastor Willy Rice has announced he will not seek the nomination for SBC president at the upcoming 2022 SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim. The announcement followed a release from him on April 1 containing what he called “sensitive information” concerning a deacon at Calvary Church where he is senior pastor. In a Twitter post on April 6, Rice said: “The last few days have been very difficult, and I’ve found myself in an untenable position of watching people I … [Read more...]
Georgia pastor Javier Chavez to be nominated for recording secretary
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Javier Chavez, pastor of Amistad Cristiana Church in Gainesville, Ga., will be a candidate for the recording secretary position at this summer’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. The announcement came March 30 in a statement released by the leadership team of Amistad Cristiana International, Inc., the church’s missions arm of which Chavez is the president. Chavez is a native of Peru who moved to the United States as a college student and earned masters … [Read more...]
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