by Katie Coleman & Alex Sibley FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – A new digital archive, “The Paige Patterson SBC Conservative Resurgence Collection,” provides insight into the role of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s president in Southern Baptists’ return to their biblical heritage. Materials in the archive at the seminary’s library include letters, pamphlets and audio recordings of conference presentations and debates significant to this period of Southern Baptist … [Read more...]
‘Forgotten’ mark young couple’s ministry
Article by Kathie Chute, Gateway Seminary SACATON, Ariz. (BP) – As soon as Eric Gibbs stepped onto the Tohono O’odham Nation, one of the largest Native American reservations in the country, he felt a love for the people there. “After seeing the needs of that community, I knew my time in Arizona would be more than just a week,” Gibbs said of the short-term mission trip he took as a college student, a trip he didn’t think much about beforehand. Gibbs returned home to finish his degree and … [Read more...]
Steve Gaines elected SBC president after J.D. Greear withdraws
By Barbara Denman ST. LOUIS (BP) – Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines was elected by acclamation as Southern Baptist Convention president after fellow candidate J.D. Greear withdrew his candidacy June 15 in a display of unity. Greear's withdrawal followed a runoff vote that didn't produce a majority winner on Tuesday (June 14). His decision avoided a second runoff and left Gaines elected by acclamation as president of the SBC during the annual meeting in St. Louis. Greear told the … [Read more...]
Scott McConnell to lead LifeWay Research
NASHVILLE (BP) – Scott McConnell has been named executive director of LifeWay Research, a Nashville-based evangelical firm specializing in surveys about faith in culture and matters affecting the church. McConnell, 45, succeeds Ed Stetzer, who will join Wheaton College's faculty July 1 as The Billy Graham Distinguished Endowed Chair for Church, Mission, and Evangelism in addition to serving as executive director of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at the Chicago-area … [Read more...]
Golden Gate Seminary closes Mill Valley campus
Article by Katie Chute MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP) – Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary closed its main campus in the San Francisco Bay Area on June 3 to prepare for its 400-mile move to Southern California. After a ceremonial locking of the doors at 4 p.m., President Jeff Iorg sent out a campus-wide email that read, “The Mill Valley campus of Golden Gate Seminary is now closed. We press on!” The Southern Baptist seminary had been located in the Bay Area since its founding in … [Read more...]
SBC exhibits: missions, ministry, elections
ST LOUIS (BP) – Interviews with the three Southern Baptist Convention presidential candidates and the launch of a new missions blog spot will highlight the Cooperative Program booth in conjunction with the 2016 SBC annual meeting June 14-15 in St. Louis. The offerings will be included in three days of dialogue and celebration of the Gospel advancement the Cooperative Program affords among Southern Baptists, said Ashley Clayton, SBC Executive Committee vice president for Cooperative Program … [Read more...]
Wells up for 15th term as registration secretary
ST. LOUIS (BP) – Jim Wells, a church consultant and retired Missouri Baptist Convention staff member, will be nominated for a 15th term as Southern Baptist Convention registration secretary, Missouri pastor Eddie Bumpers announced June 2. "Jim has served as registration secretary for over a decade and has proven himself to be a man who is faithful, competent and joyful in welcoming messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention," Bumpers, pastor of Crossway Baptist Church in Springfield, … [Read more...]
Mission:Dignity aids ‘folks like us’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mission:Dignity Sunday is June 26 in the Southern Baptist Convention in support of GuideStone Financial Resources’ benevolence ministry for retired pastors or their widows. TOCCOA, Ga. (BP) -- After 45 years of ministry, Reginald and Claudia Pressley retired much the way they began -- serving small churches in the Southeast. They were there for births, baptisms, weddings and funerals as they marked the milestones and the passage of time in the lives of their members. And … [Read more...]
Hobbyist’s auto restorations nurture young men
Scott Barkley/The Christian Index GRAY, Ga. (BP) -- For seven days, up to 12 hours a day, several Baptist Collegiate Ministries students took the rough places and made them new, fashioning what began as junk into something special. Working under the watchful eye of John Albrycht, the group restored a 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle, winning Best in Class at the Classics in the Country Car Show in Watkinsville, Ga., on April 23. The like-new VW will be sold to raise money for SendMeNow … [Read more...]
Seminaries to greet alumni, friends at SBC in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (BP) – Alumni and friends of Southern Baptists’ six seminaries will gather, June 15, in St. Louis to hear updates from the campuses and renew friendships with classmates and seminary faculty and staff. The noontime luncheons will be held in conjunction with the June 14-15 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in America’s Center in St. Louis. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s luncheon will be highlighted by an update from the Kansas City campus by President … [Read more...]
ERLC to unveil ‘Gospel for Life’ books during SBC
ST. LOUIS (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission will unveil the first three volumes in its new “Gospel for Life” book series during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention June 14-15 in St. Louis. Among its other initiatives at the SBC meeting, the ERLC will join with the 9Marks ministry for the second consecutive year to cosponsor a conversation on church and culture. The first three volumes in the nine-book “Gospel for Life” series --produced in partnership … [Read more...]
Comedian Anita Renfroe slated for women’s events at SBC
Article by Shannon Baker, Director of Communications for the Mid-Atlantic Baptist Network in Columbia, Md. ST. LOUIS (BP) – Anita Renfroe, a popular Christian comedian and communicator, will be the keynote speaker for two of three events for ministers' wives attending the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in St. Louis. The trio of women's events, based on the theme, "Be Encouraged," will include a Pastors' Wives Conference, a Ministers' Wives Luncheon and a Women's … [Read more...]
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