RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – International Mission Board President David Platt has announced a transition team that will focus on the practical needs of missionaries who accept the voluntary retirement incentive recently offered to personnel who are at least 50 years of age with five years of service. The retirement incentive is the first phase to reduce IMB staff and field personnel by 600 to 800 people in response to revenue shortfalls. See related story. The goal of the plan, IMB leaders … [Read more...]
Eight simple ways to promote CP in October
JEFFERSON CITY – October is Cooperative Program Month, and here are eight simple ways to help your church members learn more about the eternal impact of CP. All resources are free and available for ordering or downloading at mobaptist.org/cp, or by calling 800.736.6227 ext. 303. Show a video. Choose from more than a dozen videos, including “We do more … together,” the “Pastor 2 Pastor” series, and the brand new “CP worship countdown timer.” The videos are easy to download, share … [Read more...]
MBTS’s Allen challenges Southern students
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (SBTS) — Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Jason K. Allen returned to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to challenge students on finishing well. During the Aug. 27 chapel service, Allen preached from 2 Timothy 4:7 to remind students about Paul’s challenge to Timothy to keep their eyes on the finish line. “Don’t settle for anything less than the direction God has given you, and don’t settle for anything short of completing that course,” Allen … [Read more...]
42 IMB missionaries appointed; Platt addresses trustees
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (BP) – Growing up in Brazil, Thiago Montanher de Queiroz came to know Christ at 10 years old and early on felt God calling’s to follow Him into international missions. As an adult while attending a local seminary, Montanher had a professor of missions and church planting – an International Mission Board missionary – who helped confirm and encourage his calling. “[The missionary’s] love for the nations was contagious, and I have never seen anyone so passionate about the … [Read more...]
Q&A with IMB President David Platt on organizational reset
Editor’s note: International Mission Board (IMB) leaders have outlined a plan to address IMB’s revenue shortfalls and complete a reset of the organization in order to move forward into the future with innovative vision, wise stewardship and high accountability. The plan was presented by senior IMB leadership, including President David Platt, during an Aug. 27 town hall meeting including missionaries and staff, who collectively attended either in person or through digital communication. IMB … [Read more...]
SBC Executive Commitee President visits Missouri
EWING – Frank Page was introduced as the “President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee” to the assembled crowd at the association annual meeting here. But Page was quick to point out he likes to consider his title “Chief Encouragement Officer” as he travels to churches across the Southern Baptist Convention. Page was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Mt. Salem/Wyaconda Baptist Association at First Baptist, Ewing, on a recent Friday evening. He preached to the messengers … [Read more...]
Support, sadness mark reactions to IMB plan
JEFFERSON CITY – Southern Baptists may vary in their opinions about the International Mission Board’s (IMB) recent decision to cut 600-800 staff and field personnel in order to address revenue shortfalls. But John Edie, chairman for the IMB board of trustees and a member of Second Baptist Church, Springfield, said that many people are responding with both sadness and support. “The reaction has been, needless to say, mixed,” Edie told The Pathway. “But if you had to put it on a scale of … [Read more...]
An open letter from IMB President Platt on personnel reductions
Dear SBC Family, By now many of you may have heard that last week, IMB announced a plan to reduce the total number of our personnel (both here and overseas) by 600-800 people over the next six months. Since the moment this announcement was made, we have sought to communicate the details of this decision as clearly as possible to churches, state conventions, and national entities across the SBC (see this article and this FAQ document, in particular). In the middle of it all, though, I … [Read more...]
Injunction in contraceptive case extended while awaiting Supreme Court ruling on appeal
DALLAS — The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that it would keep in place the preliminary injunction won by GuideStone earlier at the District Court level while GuideStone appeals its case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The preliminary injunction, which protects certain ministries from providing abortion-causing drugs or devices in their health plan, or face crippling fines, was first issued by a federal judge in December 2013. Upon the government’s appeal, a three-judge panel of the … [Read more...]
Mental health advisory team gives final report
NASHVILLE (BP) — Noting that we are in “a new day of awareness” about mental health issues, Frank S. Page expressed appreciation to the Mental Health Advisory Group at its culminating meeting and received the group’s final report. In response to a motion on mental health ministry and a resolution on mental health concerns introduced at the 2013 SBC annual meeting, Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, appointed the Mental Health Advisory Group to “report … [Read more...]
Ezell tells Send Conference: ‘You are not alone’
NASHVILLE – The significant role of the Cooperative Program in Southern Baptist life took center stage at the 2015 Send North America Conference during a main session panel discussion lead by Kevin Ezell on Aug. 4. Ezell, president of the North America Mission Board (NAMB) was joined on the platform by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Danny Akin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler and Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission … [Read more...]
Preparations begin for Crossover: St. Louis
FERGUSON – A group of more than 200 pastors and Christian leaders gathered at the First Baptist Church of Ferguson on the day violence occurred in the early morning hours sparked by the one-year anniversary weekend of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer. Leaders from both sides of the Mississippi met together to hear the plans for and the challenges of Crossover St. Louis, which will precede the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting, June … [Read more...]
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