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BF&M 100: The overlooked legacy of a fallen soldier

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"His going cast the shadow over my life which will never be lifted ..." – Sanford M. Brown, Sr. KANSAS CITY – Sanford Miller Brown Jr. was a Baptist preacher’s son from Kansas City and a recent graduate of Missouri State University. He was beginning a career in business. Undoubtedly like other PKs of their day, as a boy he and his brother walked to church each week wearing their best knickers. They attended Sunday School and worship and, in all likelihood, sat on the pew on either side of … [Read more...]

Thousands of DR volunteers deployed so far this year, more needed

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NATIONWIDE – So far this year, at least 5,300 Southern Baptist trained Disaster Relief volunteers have responded to 40 natural disasters across the United States, from wildfires in California to storms on the eastern side of the nation. That was before this weekend’s outbreak of severe weather from Kansas to Kentucky, which is expected to continue through Wednesday across much of the nation’s interior east of the Rocky Mountains. “Our job as the body of Christ is to stand up at … [Read more...]

SBC leaders gather for a Declaration of Cooperation to mark the Cooperative Program’s 100th anniversary

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MEMPHIS (BP) – The Ellis Auditorium was brand new May 13, 1925, when Southern Baptists met on a spring afternoon and voted to begin the Cooperative Program. Today (May 13), though the auditorium is gone, Southern Baptists gathered a just few yards away from the original location to recommit to cooperative partnership. “The Cooperative Program, while commonplace to us, was a never-before-attempted method of funding shared ministry and mission efforts,” SBC Executive Committee Jeff Iorg … [Read more...]

Fewer nominees announced thus far for 2025 SBC meeting

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DALLAS (BP) – A month out from the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, there is only one known candidate for each office of the Southern Baptist Convention and SBC Pastors’ Conference. This is a significant shift from recent annual meetings that frequently saw multiple candidates for each office. Texas pastor Michael Criner has indicated he intends to nominate current SBC President Clint Pressley for a second term. “During his first year, Clint Pressley has displayed clarity, conviction and … [Read more...]

Mohler questions ERLC’s ‘utility,’ draws pushback from Commission’s defenders

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NASHVILLE (BP) – An SBC entity president has expressed “grave doubts” about the usefulness of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) in Southern Baptist life. The ERLC and its advocates followed those comments with a flurry of defense for the Convention’s public policy Commission. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said he “has grave doubts about the utility of the ERLC. And it’s not just about the current moment.” He made his comments on an … [Read more...]

Multiple fellowship groups plan Dallas gatherings

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DALLAS – Several groups affiliated with Southern Baptists plan to meet concurrent with the June 8-11 SBC annual meeting at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. It’s a convenient time to meet, saving money for participants by not having a separate meeting elsewhere, and it’s a great time to mix and mingle – and network – with the most involved (since they attend the SBC annual meeting) Southern Baptists from across the nation. FoNAC’s largest gathering of the year “offers a … [Read more...]

Southwestern alumnus Adam Groza marks first year as Gateway Seminary president

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by Karen Garcia/SWBTS FORT WORTH (BP) — Adam Groza didn’t grow up Southern Baptist, so when a friend suggested he check out Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he said, “I had never heard of Southwestern Seminary. I didn’t know about Southern Baptist seminaries, quite frankly.” Now he is approaching his first anniversary as president of Gateway Seminary, the Southern Baptist Convention’s only seminary in the western United States. Groza began as the eighth president of … [Read more...]

MBTS focuses on ministry faithfulness, Great Commission during spring trustee meeting

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary trustees elected new faculty and celebrated God’s blessings on the institution during the Spring Trustee Meeting on April 7–8. Overlapping with Great Commission Week, the Spring Trustee Meeting highlighted the institution’s ongoing stewardship to equip and send out faithful ministers for the Church. President’s Report In his President’s Report, President Jason Allen emphasized the seminary’s aspirations to develop graduates marked by … [Read more...]

MBTS’s second set of Spurgeon sermons released through Reformation Heritage Books

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) — After decades out of print, Charles Spurgeon’s sermons from the earliest years of his preaching at the Metropolitan Tabernacle have been republished for a new generation. Released through a partnership between Reformation Heritage Books and the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Seminary, the new set contains weekly sermons that Charles Spurgeon preached to his London congregation from 1861 to 1876. “I am very grateful for the release of this second set of … [Read more...]

Federal judge explains summary judgment ruling in Hunt case

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NASHVILLE (BP) – Chief U.S. District Judge William Campbell released a memorandum April 1 explaining his decision to grant summary judgment in almost all counts of Johnny Hunt’s suit against the SBC, SBC Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions. In the judgment issued March 31, Campbell ruled against Hunt in all claims related to Guidepost Solutions and in all but one against the SBC and SBC Executive Committee. The suit is related to the May 2022 Guidepost Report investigation the … [Read more...]

Update: After two years of litigation, one count remains in Johnny Hunt suit

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NASHVILLE (BP) –  Johnny Hunt—the longtime pastor of a large Southern Baptist church, former SBC president, author, conference leader and speaker—filed a lawsuit on March 17, 2023, against the SBC, the SBC Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions. Two years and two weeks later, a federal judge issued an order dismissing all but one count of the lawsuit. “We are grateful for this decision and the forward progress in our legal process,” said SBC EC President and CEO Jeff Iorg when the … [Read more...]

Federal judge drops all but one count in Johnny Hunt’s lawsuit against SBC, Guidepost Solutions

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NASHVILLE (BP) – Federal Judge William Campbell has granted the defense’s request and dropped all but one claim in Johnny Hunt’s lawsuit against the Southern Baptist Convention, the SBC Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions. “We are grateful for this decision and the forward progress in our legal process,” said Jeff Iorg, SBC Executive Committee president. The only charge left standing against the SBC is related to a tweet Hunt claims defamed him. The judge’s full order … [Read more...]