EDITOR'S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting from Pathway staff. JEFFERSON CITY – Testimonials about the blessings of the 2025 Resound Summit poured in almost immediately after the one-day conference was done. Attendees were “wowed” and one exclaimed, “I’ve been attending MBC conferences for 50 years. This certainly ranks as one of the best I’ve been to.” The summit was held at Concord Baptist Church on Feb. 6. More than 200 were in attendance. In addition to the keynote … [Read more...]
‘Hear my cry for mercy’: MODR volunteers bring hope to California fire survivors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MODR) – Following any disaster, it’s only natural that the survivors want to recover anything that hasn’t been destroyed. It doesn’t matter whether they’ve experienced a flood, tornado or hurricane. The natural response is to locate any belongings that may have survived. Unfortunately, the situation is usually much worse following a widespread fire like those that occurred in Hawaii in August 2023 and more recently in southern California. When the entire house burns to … [Read more...]
DOJ closes investigation of SBC
NASHVILLE (BP) – The U.S. Department of Justice informed Southern Baptist Convention attorneys today (March 12) that its investigation into the SBC and its entities is closed. No sexual abuse-related charges were filed. “Earlier today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York informed us that the investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention and Executive Committee has officially concluded,” SBC attorneys Gene Besen and Scarlett Nokes said in a statement to … [Read more...]
WEEK OF PRAYER: Circuit riders in Wyoming
By Tony Hudson/NAMB EDITOR'S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 2 – March 9 and is focused on the theme: Step into the Story (“For they have gone out for the sake of the name. … Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.” 3 John 1:7-8, ESV). The emphasis spotlights the spiritual needs and ministry taking place on the North American mission field leading up to the annual Annie Armstrong Easter Offering … [Read more...]
Preaching ‘Tough Texts’ the focus of first workshop from Midwestern Seminary’s Institute for Preaching and Preachers
CELINA, Texas (MBTS) – Pastors and ministry leaders from across the north Texas region gathered to discuss preaching “tough texts” at a workshop from the Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers on Feb. 24. Held at The Trails Church in Celina, Texas, the workshop was the first in a series of regional workshops to be offered by the Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers. “As most people know, Midwestern Seminary exists “For the Church,” said President Jason Allen. … [Read more...]
WEEK OF PRAYER: Coming to America
by Tony Hudson/NAMB LAREDO – They didn’t want to do it, but they had no choice. Ecuadorians Eduardo Vera and his wife Juliana walked more than 1,900 miles with their family, pushing Juliana’s elderly father almost the whole way on a rusty, discarded tricycle they found on the first day of their journey. “Back home, the cartel had threatened to kill our children if we didn’t give them money,” Juliana says. “We had to get away, so we just left and started walking north. And that … [Read more...]
WEEK OF PRAYER: Gospel deployment in North Carolina
by Tony Hudson/NAMB EDITOR'S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 2-March 9 and is focused on the theme: Step into the Story (“For they have gone out for the sake of the name. … Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.” 3 John 1:7-8, ESV). The emphasis spotlights the spiritual needs and ministry taking place on the North American mission field leading up to the annual Annie Armstrong Easter Offering … [Read more...]
Missouri DR’s Ann Stevenson receives national award
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Anyone who knows Ann Stevenson is used to seeing her with a chaplain’s shirt and badge—accompanied by her trauma-trained dog, Steele—as she visits with victims of disaster. Or maybe they’ve seen her provide key leadership in MODR childcare. However, Stevenson recently took versatility to another level when she coordinated two disaster relief responses in Pulaski County, where she lives, within seven months of each other. That’s just one of the reasons she was … [Read more...]
Survey asks for feedback on SBC Annual Meeting present, future
DALLAS (BP) – Southern Baptists wanting to provide input for future annual meetings are able to do so through a newly formed survey. A brief series of questions allows for the survey to be completed in a matter of minutes. Questions address a number of issues, including sites for the future meetings, the importance of different events and the cost of attending. “We are just over 100 days from the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting. As we prepare to gather in Dallas, we wanted to hear from … [Read more...]
WRAP-UP: SBC Executive Committee proposes plan for budget woes
by Laura Erlanson/Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC Executive Committee took major steps to tackle issues that have been brewing in the Convention for several years, including addressing the financial fallout from the SBC’s response to sexual abuse, introducing a new director for abuse response within the Convention and responding to the call for additional financial information from entities. Members also voted, at the recommendation of the SBC Credentials Committee, to deem two … [Read more...]
In his mission and calling, Dalrymple aims to mobilize the SBC in abuse prevention
NASHVILLE (BP) – As the inaugural Southern Baptist czar for sexual abuse prevention and response, Jeff Dalrymple is fulfilling a calling and a mission, packing years of leadership in the arena that has taught him how to win the battle. The Executive Committee’s Director of Abuse Prevention and Response, with Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President and CEO Jeff Iorg, shared his plans for the post at a press conference Feb. 18 following the EC meeting in … [Read more...]
EC approves $190 million allocation budget that includes legal costs
NASHVILLE (BP) — Executive Committee members approved a recommendation Tuesday morning (Feb. 18) for a $190 million 2025-26 SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget that includes $3 million earmarked for anticipated legal costs. The recommendation moves forward to messengers for a vote at the SBC Annual Meeting held in Dallas in June. EC members spent approximately 33 minutes of the 46-minute report brought by the Committee on Convention Finances and Stewardship discussing the $3 … [Read more...]