NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When it comes to helping refugees, Protestant churches and their pastors are often separated by faith and fear, according to a new survey from LifeWay Research. Most pastors say Christians should lend a hand to refugees and foreigners, and believe caring for refugees is a privilege. But pastors say their churches are twice as likely to fear refugees as they are to help them. “Pastors believe Scripture tells Christians to care for refugees and foreigners,” said Ed … [Read more...]
EC considers small-state representation in SBC
NASHVILLE (BP) – After nearly an hour of discussion, the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s officers withdrew a recommendation to propose granting representation on three key SBC committees to Baptists in pioneer regions. EC leadership promised, however, to make an alternate proposal with the same goal but addressing logistical concerns raised by EC members. In other business during the EC’s Feb. 22-23 meeting in Nashville, the committee recommended a change in the method … [Read more...]
Platt asks state papers to encourage unity
PONCE, Puerto Rico (BP) – International Mission Board President David Platt has asked Baptist state papers to encourage unity among Southern Baptists following the announcement next week of how many IMB personnel have left the board through a series of voluntary resignation programs. Addressing a gathering of Baptist state paper leaders Feb. 16 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Platt also detailed what he deemed some of the most exciting work God is doing through IMB missionaries across the … [Read more...]
Graham sets date for Missouri visit
JEFFERSON CITY – Franklin Graham, son of the renowned evangelist Billy Graham, is expected to visit Jefferson City May 17 as part of his “Decision America Tour.” During this nationwide tour, Graham – who serves as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) – will visit every state capital in an effort to proclaim America’s only hope, Jesus Christ. “I want to challenge Christians to boldly live out their faith and to pray for our nation and its leaders,” Graham … [Read more...]
Softball team gives post-game witness
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — The inaugural softball team of seminarians wearing Southwestern-emblazoned jerseys wrapped up its first season in mid-December. Organized by master of divinity student Andrew Wroth, the team from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, tallied a 4-3-1 record in a fall league hosted by the Big League Dreams sports park in nearby Mansfield. The weekly tournaments provided the 13-member seminary team an opportunity for building camaraderie and … [Read more...]
BREAKING: LifeWay signs purchase agreement for Capitol View site
LifeWay Christian Resources has signed a purchase agreement for 2.7 acres in Capitol View, a new mixed-‐use, urban development in Nashville’s North Gulch district. Northwestern Mutual Real Estate is developing the 32-‐acre site at Charlotte Avenue and 11th Avenue North with Boyle Investment Co. Thom S. Rainer, LifeWay’s president and CEO, made the announcement at a morning news conference on the prospective site near 11th Avenue and Clinton Street, Thursday, Feb. 4. “We are very … [Read more...]
BREAKING: IMB announces final phase of organizational reset
RICHMOND, Va. – The International Mission Board is in a position, financially, where no missionaries will be required to leave the field as the organization wraps up its two-phase reset, IMB President David Platt announced Thursday, Jan. 14. In the second phase of the IMB’s plan to address revenue shortfalls and complete a reset of the organization, leadership also announced details of a Hand Raising Opportunity (HRO) during two town hall meetings. The HRO plan, leaders shared, … [Read more...]
23 states increase CP for SBC missions, ministry
NASHVILLE (BP) – Twenty-three state conventions voted to increase the portion of Cooperative Program receipts being forwarded to Southern Baptist Convention missions and ministries in the coming year, continuing a trend inspired by passage of the Great Commission Task Force recommendations five years ago. This year, Florida Baptists made the largest shift, moving from 41 to 51 percent allocated to SBC causes. “This epic, pacesetting decision will set a precedent in the Southern Baptist … [Read more...]
Christian leaders raised up amid ‘ocean of idolatry’
SOUTH ASIA (BP) – Donald and Helen McKinney’s* outreach to South Asians started in North America. They first got to know a South Asian people group in their church’s backyard in New York state before becoming Christian workers on the other side of the world. Helen and her Sunday School teacher from Trinity Baptist Church in Niskayuna, N.Y., began visiting the homes of the church’s neighbors, several of whom were from South Asia. Each Thursday over tea, they formed friendships with the … [Read more...]
Six ways your church can support IMB missionaries who are returning to the U.S.
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – With the International Mission Board expecting hundreds of missionaries to leave their positions in the coming months, the board has published a list of ways individuals and churches can support field personnel returning to the U.S. According to a Q&A posted on the IMB website and updated Nov. 18, at least 600 field personnel and stateside staff members are expected to resign as a result of a voluntary retirement incentive (VRI) offered to all personnel 50 and … [Read more...]
35 new missionaries appointed by IMB
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Joseph Somkhith* understands the plight of today’s 60 million refugees. He once lived as one. Somkhith was 10 years old when he and his brother fled Laos after a communist takeover in the mid-1970s. The two boys crossed the Mekong River into Thailand, facing what Somkhith described as “insecurity and violence” along the way. Nearly a year later, Somkhith’s family was reunited in a refugee camp in Thailand. “My family separated from each other for the sake of saving … [Read more...]
LifeWay reopens search for new headquarters
NASHVILLE (BP) – LifeWay Christian Resources is stepping away from the purchase of a 1.5-acre site in downtown Nashville to look at other sites for a new headquarters, LifeWay President Thom Rainer said in a letter to employees today (Nov. 16). Rainer said the Southern Baptist entity does intend to complete the sale of its 14.5-acre campus, also located in downtown Nashville. LifeWay’s bid for the 1.5-acre property was accepted in July for $12.7 million with a $4.9 million tax incentive, … [Read more...]
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