NASHVILLE – Christian communicators have an important role to play in spreading truth and defending religious liberty, said Rich Bott, president and CEO of the Bott Radio Network. During this year’s National Radio Broadcasters conference in Nashville, Bott shared with The Pathway how Christian radio is helping spread the Gospel and keeping fellow-believers informed on important issues – issues that include the sanctity of life and religious liberty. In addition to running the radio … [Read more...]
COVID-19: NAMB spending changes aimed at keeping missionaries on field
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) - The North American Mission Board (NAMB) is implementing a series of budgetary freezes and cutbacks designed to keep missionaries on the field during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. NAMB president Kevin Ezell shared information March 19 with staff and missionaries on a video conference call and in emails to state convention leaders and other mission partners. "We hope these proactive steps will allow our missionaries to continue ministering throughout the crisis, … [Read more...]
MBTS Sizemore Lectures focus on early church fathers, recognition of biblical canon
KANSAS CITY (BP) – New Testament and canonical scholar Michael Kruger delivered Midwestern Seminary's annual Sizemore Lectures on Feb. 25-26, exploring the topic of "Were the Church Fathers Inspired in the Same Way as Scripture?" when selecting the biblical canon. Kruger, who serves as president and the Samuel C. Patterson professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary's Charlotte campus, focused his two-lecture series on the questions: "Were the church … [Read more...]
Center for Biblical Counseling to open at MBTS
KANSAS CITY – A new Center for Biblical Counseling (CBC) at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary here will train students to serve as biblical counselors who serve within their local churches and communities. “One of the primary weaknesses of many counseling programs in academic institutions is having an appropriate mix of theoretical training and practical ministry application,” Midwestern President Jason Allen said. “The CBC will attempt to remediate this tension by providing biblical … [Read more...]
MBTS classes shift to online-only through spring semester
KANSAS CITY - Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College join institutions like Southwest Baptist University, Missouri Baptist University and Hannibal-LaGrange University in cancelling in-class instruction due to coronavirus concerns. Beginning March 16, classes and seminars for the duration of the spring semester are moving to online (Canvas) delivery. MBTS is canceling all official campus events through the end of April. Informal community interaction can continue as … [Read more...]
Mo. DR ready to respond to deadly Tenn. tornadoes
NASHVILLE – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief leaders are in hurry up and wait mode, but are ready to bring help, hope and healing to those affected by deadly Tennessee tornadoes March 3. Gaylon Moss, director of Disaster Relief for the Missouri Baptist Convention, said people can donate to Disaster Relief efforts, get trained for future responses and stay abreast of events at www.mobaptist.org/dr/. “Zombie land” is how a survivor described the landscape after tornadoes killed at least 24 … [Read more...]
Planning for disruption – DR’s Gaylon Moss encourages precaution, not panic
EDITOR’S NOTE: Gaylon Moss serves with the Missouri Baptist Convention as director of Missouri Disaster Relief. JEFFERSON CITY – With all of the recent coronavirus coverage, we thought it sensible to encourage Missouri Baptists to prepare. Wisdom teaches, “A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions” (Prov. 22:3, NLT). Based on this posture of readiness and wisdom, it is appropriate for churches to consider the possibilities of disruption associated with a coronavirus outbreak. … [Read more...]
The Lord’s Supper worthy of greater attention among Southern Baptists
EDITOR’S NOTE: Wyman Richardson is the pastor of Central Baptist Church in North Little Rock, Ark. He is also currently editing the eight-volume “Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr.” I have been a Southern Baptist pastor for twenty-four years. I love being a Southern Baptist. I love the people called Southern Baptists. It is therefore from a position of love and genuine concern that I would like to challenge us all to ask ourselves whether or not our observances of the Lord’s … [Read more...]
IMB, NAMB to join in Send Relief efforts
NASHVILLE (BP) – The International Mission Board (IMB) and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) will work together to combine compassion ministry efforts in North America and abroad under the umbrella of Send Relief. Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee (EC) announced the new working relationship during a plenary session of the EC in Nashville, Feb. 18. "Today I want to announce to you a formal relationship between the North American … [Read more...]
Annual George Liele day added to SBC calendar
NASHVILLE (BP) – Pastor Marshal Ausberry uses a basketball analogy to describe the late missionary George Liele, whom the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee recognized Tuesday (Feb. 18) as worthy of inclusion on the official SBC calendar of events. "If I use a basketball term, he was a triple threat, an evangelist, a missionary and church planter. All done under extremely difficult circumstances," Ausberry has said. "If George Liele had a basketball jersey I think we would … [Read more...]
SBC Executive Committee votes to disfellowship Texas church
NASHVILLE (BP) – Acting on a recommendation by the Southern Baptist Convention Credentials Committee, the SBC Executive Committee voted Tuesday (Feb. 18) to disfellowship Ranchland Heights Baptist Church of Midland, Texas, from the SBC because of its employment of a lifetime registered sex offender as pastor. The complete text of the Credentials Committee's recommendation follows this article. Phillip Rutledge, who was convicted in 2003 of aggravated sexual assault charges against two … [Read more...]
Missouri pastor named to ERLC Study Task Force
NASHVILLE (BP) – Missouri Baptist pastor Monte Shinkle was appointed by SBC Executive Committee chairman Mike Stone to serve on a study task force authorized by the group at their Feb. 17-18th meeting. Shinkle is senior pastor of Concord Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo. Other task force members named by Stone include: • Ron Hale, retired pastor, Jackson, Tenn.Joining the chairman on the task force are: • Mike Lawson, senior pastor, First Baptist of Sherman, Texas • Cheryl … [Read more...]
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