MESQUITE, Texas (BP) - Terry Turner understands the value of knowing African American history by having seen the importance of discovering his own family's history. Turner, a past president of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, began looking into African American history as part of his doctoral research and discovered a connection between his story and the larger story of African Americans. He was introduced to the research of Harvard sociology professor Orlando Patterson who … [Read more...]
Transitions spur LifeWay trustees to prayer, Rainer gives final presidential address
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—LifeWay Christian Resources trustees gathered for their first meeting of 2019 with their sights set on a season of transition and hopeful prayer for the future. Even on the heels of recent news that LifeWay will close a number of stores and shift toward a more dynamic digital strategy driven by online commerce, President and CEO Thom S. Rainer, who announced his pending retirement at the August 2018 trustee meeting, has confidence in the weeks, months and years … [Read more...]
Super Bowl gives Patriot’s dad ‘can’t lose’ matchup
ATLANTA (BP) - Matthew Slater won't have any divided loyalties when he takes the field Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams in his fifth Super Bowl. With two Super Bowl victories and two losses, the New England Patriots' special teams player hopes to have a winning record by the end of the night. He's not quite as sure about his dad's loyalties. "He's told me he feels like he can't lose," Slater said about his father Jackie Slater, an NFL Hall of Famer who played his entire … [Read more...]
LifeWay plans to reduce its ‘brick-and-mortar channel’
NASHVILLE (BP) – In light of “an accelerated rate of erosion” at “brick-and-mortar” stores, LifeWay Christian Resources President Thom Rainer has announced that some LifeWay stores will be closing. The number of stores to close and the timing of those closures has not been announced. Rainer wrote in a Jan. 15 email to all LifeWay employees, “We prayed and hoped that our investments in and commitments to the LifeWay stores would prove fruitful. That just has not been the case. To the … [Read more...]
Abandoning the faith: Lottie Moon, Crawford H. Toy and the infiltration of liberalism in the SBC
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second article in a year-long tribute, honoring the 40th anniversary of the Conservative Resurgence of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). See the previous story, ‘Battle for the Bible’ – 1979 SBC presidential election ignites Conservative Resurgence. Printed on June 1, 1882, in crabbed typeface at the bottom of the fourth page of the Kentucky Baptist newspaper, The Western Recorder, an editorial notice testifies ultimately to the loss of love and faith: “The … [Read more...]
Breaking down walls, Detroit Baptists honor MLK
DETROIT (BP) – Not far from Eight Mile Road, a historic racial dividing line in Detroit, more than 100 diverse Southern Baptist pastors, state leaders and laypersons worshipped together on Martin Luther King Jr. day. The 7 p.m. service marked a milestone for 78-year-old African American pastor Robert Coverson, the event's preacher, who marched in Detroit with King during the civil rights movement. Many suburban residents are afraid to cross Eight Mile Road and venture into the deep inner … [Read more...]
Bailey Smith, early SBC conservative president, dies
DULUTH, Ga. (BP) – Evangelist Bailey Smith, who helped sustain the Conservative Resurgence at its outset in the Southern Baptist Convention, died Monday morning (Jan. 14) at his home in Duluth, Ga. He was 79. Smith's election as SBC president in 1980 was the second victory for conservatives following the landmark election of the late Memphis pastor Adrian Rogers in 1979. J. Gerald Harris, retired editor of Georgia Baptists' Christian Index newsjournal, described Smith as "a powerful … [Read more...]
MBTS sends out 167 grads
KANSAS CITY (BP) – In a celebratory spirit akin to the Christmas season, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated 167 students’ hard work and dedication during the 64th commencement Dec. 7 at the Kansas City campus. MBTS President Jason Allen delivered the graduation address, challenging the graduates to be courageous in carrying out their ministry calling, speaking from the Daniel 3 account of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego's experience with Nebuchadnezzar and the fiery … [Read more...]
SBU prof’s firing, university’s theology discussed
BOLIVAR, Mo. (BP) – As a former Southwest Baptist University professor appeals his termination for allegedly accusing faculty colleagues of deviating from theological orthodoxy, the university has commissioned an "external peer assessment" to include "evaluations regarding orthodoxy" on the Bolivar, Mo., campus. In the month since SBU's Nov. 28 termination of Clint Bass, assistant professor of theology and philosophy, online discussion has included a petition calling for the university's … [Read more...]
MBC’s Christian Life Commission files amicus brief supporting religious freedom
JEFFERSON CITY – A Christian bed-and-breakfast owner in Hawaii has appealed to the United States Supreme Court after the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that she must serve same-sex couples, even in violation of her Christian beliefs about marriage and sexuality. Now the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission (CLC) has joined with two other public policy agencies to support her plea for religious freedom. The CLC filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the … [Read more...]
New IMB president: ‘To the fields we must go’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Paul Chitwood, 48, was unanimously elected to be the International Mission Board’s 13th president, Nov. 14-15. Prior to coming to the IMB, Chitwood served as executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention (since 2011). He also served for eight years on the IMB’s board of trustees, including two years as chairman of the board (2008-2010). Chitwood made the following remarks after his election by the IMB’s trustees. RICHMOND, Va. – It is by God’s grace that Michelle and … [Read more...]
99-year-old Texas pastor receives Green Beret status
PEARLAND, Texas (BP) - After World War II, decorated Army veteran Jesse Whitley returned home and became a soldier for the Lord, serving as a Baptist pastor and preacher for more than 45 years. "Sgt." Whitley, who celebrated his 99th birthday Dec. 14, received renewed recognition on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with Green Beret status for his service in a special forces unit nicknamed "the Devil's Brigade." It came as a surprise to Whitley, who faced combat action with the First Special … [Read more...]
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