NASHVILLE (BP) – The chairman of the team searching for the next leader of the SBC Executive Committee (EC) has let the members know their candidate has withdrawn his name. A release from search team chair Neal Hughes was sent to EC members on Tuesday morning, Jan. 23. The group had announced Jan. 8 that they planned to bring a candidate forward at the EC’s next meeting Feb. 19. Hughes said the candidate informed the search team Monday (Jan. 22) of the decision after “much prayer, … [Read more...]
SBC Executive Committee President/CEO search team to present candidate in February
NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC Executive Committee Presidential Search Team is set to announce its candidate to the public Feb. 18. The team announced, Jan. 8, that it plans to present the candidate Feb. 19 at the EC meeting in Nashville. “The search team arrived at this candidate after following the four-phase process [Neal] Hughes outlined in the EC’s September 2023 meeting: the invitation phase, the interview phase, the investigation phase and the introduction phase,” said a news … [Read more...]
Two study trips expand learning experiences for Midwestern Seminary students
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary hosted two unique study experiences for students this fall, including a study tour to New England and a doctoral seminar in Romania. Each trip sought to expand educational horizons and surpass academic expectations for a variety of programs at the seminary. President Jason Allen commented on the importance of trips such as these two, saying, “What a delight it is to see Midwestern Seminary faculty and students travel across the country and … [Read more...]
Missouri DR sends team to help with relief efforts after Maui wildfire
LAHAINA, Maui, Hawaii – In the past, a trip to Hawaii frequently meant the start of a dream vacation. That hasn’t always been the case, though, since a massive wildfire swept through the town of Lahaina earlier this year. In response, Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief was deployed to Hawaii, Nov. 8-22, to help in one of the areas devastated by the summer wildfires that claimed at least 100 lives. Chris Houghtaling, from First Baptist Church of Blue Springs, set up the first team of 11 … [Read more...]
Infamous 1927 ‘Santa Claus Robbery’ provides go-to spiritual lesson for Texas pastor
AUSTIN, Texas (BP) – Many Central Texas natives know the story of the infamous “Santa Claus Robbery” that took place two days before Christmas 1927 in the Eastland County town of Cisco. Thomas Goodman, pastor of Hillcrest Church in Austin, was pastoring an Eastland church in the 1990s when he heard the tale of four bandits – one disguised as Santa Claus – who robbed the First National Bank of Cisco, briefly escaping with two young female hostages. The job was supposed to be “easy in, … [Read more...]
SBC EC search team making progress in search for next president/CEO
NASHVILLE (BP) – The team searching for the next leader of the SBC Executive Committee said it has moved into what it calls an investigation phase, according to a press release from the group. Neal Hughes, chairman of the SBC Executive Committee President/CEO Search Team, said the group is “following the vetting process for EC personnel as outlined by our attorneys and approved by the trustees in the recent September meeting.” According to the release, the investigative process … [Read more...]
ETS 2023 features 52 presentations from MBTS scholars, inaugural Center for Classical Theology lecture
KANSAS CITY, Mo (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary faculty members and Ph.D. students travelled to San Antonio on Nov. 14-16 for the 75th annual Evangelical Theological Society meeting. A Midwestern Seminary record 52 meeting sessions featured seminary representatives as they presented scholarly papers, moderated sessions, and participated in panel discussions on the theme, “theological anthropology.” “I am continually encouraged by Midwestern Seminary’s presence at the Evangelical Theological … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists reach over 1,300 Mississippi inmates through vision clinics
PARCHMAN/GREENWOOD, Miss. – A team of Missouri Baptists facilitated vision clinics in October at two Mississippi prisons, sharing the gospel widely as they provided inmates with glasses. The trip was a joint effort of two Missouri-based nonprofits, Vision 3:16 and Focus On Missions. Both organizations, with roots in local Baptist churches, are geared toward vision ministry and often collaborate on projects. Steve Smith, the founder of Focus On Missions and a member of First Baptist, … [Read more...]
‘This is really, really important’: 6-year-old issues missions offering challenge
Ethan Gee: "I’m trying to raise 1,000 and 100 dollars for missions...but, I only have $6." Like most boys at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6-year-old Ethan Gee wanted to win the penny war against the girls. “Like really, really, really bad,” he agonized. “The girls always win.” He asked his mother, Sarah, if he could take some pennies from his shark-shaped bank for the contest. They emptied the coins on the table. As they pulled out pennies, they talked … [Read more...]
Veteran’s service fuels ministry to prisoners, law enforcement
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) — August 9, 1967, could’ve been the last day on earth for Warrant Officer Paul Davis. Yet God had other plans for his life. The Battle of Landing Zone Pat had broken out in the Song Re Valley of Vietnam as the U.S. Army tried to destroy what had become a hub of activity for Communist North Vietnam. Davis, then a 22-year-old helicopter commander, was preparing for one of the 700 combat missions he took part in during his deployment to Vietnam. He had often flown … [Read more...]
EC officers, ARITF release statements on Kentucky amicus brief
NASHVILLE (BP) — The revelation of an amicus brief filed by Southern Baptist entities opposing an aspect of a Kentucky sexual abuse survivor’s case prompted statements from SBC Executive Committee officers as well as the SBC’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) on Friday, Oct. 27. The statements came after SBC entities took fire over the amicus brief, which was filed in April and addresses an abuse victim’s lawsuit in which her abuser’s employer, the Louisville/Jefferson … [Read more...]
New acquisition makes MBTS home to world’s largest collection of Spurgeon materials
KANSAS CITY, Mo (MBTS) – The Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Seminary has announced its recent acquisition of the Heritage Collection from Spurgeon’s College UK. The collection consists of thousands of books, manuscripts, letters, artifacts, newspaper cuttings, and more from Charles Spurgeon. The new acquisition makes the MBTS library home to the largest collection of Spurgeon materials in the world. Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen said of the acquisition, “The Heritage … [Read more...]
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