Thursday, July 25, 2019

• Gray named new exec. dir. of Kentucky Baptist Conv.

  by Brandon Porter/Kentucky Today , posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

  Photo by Robin Cornetet/Kentucky Today

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Todd Gray has been named the new executive director-treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

  Gray, a Kentucky native, was confirmed by the Mission Board of the Kentucky Baptist Convention to the position in a special called meeting on Thursday (July 25) in Louisville.

  Gray called the appointment a great honor. "While I did not aspire to the position, I couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity to serve." Read More

• College students see lives change through GenSend

  by Brandon Elrod, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

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  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- A group of students in Calgary had the opportunity to share their faith with another student and saw him come to Christ. The next week, another team of students, 3,400 miles away in Puerto Rico, led a grandmother to Christ. In New York City, an unexpected subway detour led a student to a gospel conversation with a Muslim man.

  All summer long, students participating in Send Relief's GenSend program have been living "on mission" in 19 cities across North America by serving with North American Mission Board (NAMB) missionaries. Read More

• Cledith Campbell to serve as W.Va. interim exec

  by WVSBC Staff, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

  SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. (BP) -- Paul Harris, president of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists, announced today (July 25) that Cledith Campbell will serve as interim executive director-treasurer effective Aug. 1 until the search for a permanent executive director-treasurer is completed. Read More

• Prayer yields 3rd church in Taiwan town of 50,000

  by IMB Staff, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

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  TAIWAN (BP) -- Ming Wei* is a firm believer in the power of prayer. When she moved to her husband's hometown eight years ago, she began to pray for the opportunity to make a difference in the city of 50,000 with only two Christian churches but countless temples.

  Two years later, the opportunity to work with children provided the perfect chance. Wei and others taught Bible stories and songs and held camps and other activities to share Jesus' love with the children and their families. Read More

• Arkansas judge stalls abortion laws

  by Rachel Lynn Aldrich/WORLD , posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

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  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP) -- A federal judge in Arkansas blocked three new laws just before midnight Tuesday (July 23) that would protect unborn babies in the state.

  U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker's 14-day temporary restraining order stopped the laws from taking effect on Wednesday (July 24). The measures would have protected unborn babies after 18 weeks of pregnancy, required abortionists to be board-certified or board-eligible in obstetrics and gynecology, and protected babies who were diagnosed with Down syndrome in the womb. Read More

• Bible Study: July 28, 2019

  by Staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

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  This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Dancing on Daddy's feet

  by Ginger LaGrone Tucker, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  Ginger LaGrone Tucker remembers dancing with her father, seeing parallels to what she now experiences in following her heavenly Father. Read More

• Augie Boto se retira del Comité Ejecutivo de la SBC

  Por Art Toalston, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- D. August "Augie" Boto ha anunciado que se retirará del Comité Ejecutivo de la Convención Bautista del Sur el 30 de setiembre.

  Boto, el vicepresidente ejecutivo del CE y asesor general, le notificó al presidente y director ejecutivo del Comité Ejecutivo, Ronnie Floyd su retiro en una carta el 18 de julio. Read More

• Cuatro líderes de seminario expresan preocupación por preestreno de filme

  Por Art Toalston, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- El presidente de un seminario bautista del sur ha pedido que su entrevista sea eliminada de un documental venidero que desacredita el asunto de la "justicia social" actualmente en debate en las iglesias evangélicas.

  Danny Akin, presidente del Seminario Teológico Bautista Southeastern en Carolina del Norte, relató vía Twitter el 23 de julio que tuvo una breve entrevista para un documental titulado "Bajo qué criterio," producido por los Ministerios Founders, una organización fundada en 1983 con una postura calvinista de la vida bautista y dirigido por el pastor de Florida, Tom Ascol. Read More

• Augusto Valverde, líder hispano durante largo tiempo, muere a los 71 años

  Por David Raúl Lema Jr. y Art Toalston, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

  Foto de archivo de BP

  MIAMI (BP) -- El pastor de Miami Augusto Valverde, líder durante largo tiempo en la Confraternidad Hispana Bautista Nacional de las iglesias bautistas del sur, murió el miércoles 17 de julio. Tenía 71 años.

  Valverde, el actual presidente de la confraternidad, había servido en el cargo nueve veces desde inicios de los 2000s y también sirvió como su director ejecutivo. Read More

• EDITORIAL: Una fiesta de despedida

  Luis R. Lopez, posted Thursday, July 25, 2019 (4 months ago)

  ¿Alguna vez has asistido a una fiesta de despedida? ¿Cuándo fue? ¿Qué tipo de despedida era? ¿Trabajo, estudios o mudanza? ¿Qué te motivo a hacerlo? Las fiestas de despedida se hacen por diversas razones. Ellas son una oportundad muy especial para mostrar nuestro afecto a las personas que realmente .... Read More