Baptist Press Archive

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

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  • Greenway inaugurated as ninth Southwestern president
    by James A. Smith Sr. and Alex Sibley, posted Tuesday, October 22, 2019 (8 months ago)

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    FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- Four Southern Baptist Convention entity heads charged Adam W. Greenway to remain committed to a high view of Scripture, confessional fidelity, the Great Commission and cooperation during Greenway's inauguration as the ninth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Oct. 21.

    The above four elements represented the four pegs of Greenway's vision for SWBTS as the "big-tent" seminary of the SBC. Greenway was elected the seminary's ninth president earlier this year. Read More

  • Nationals' Rendon more 'Christian' than 'baseball player'
    by Tim Ellsworth , posted Tuesday, October 22, 2019 (8 months ago)

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    HOUSTON (BP) -- For Anthony Rendon of the Washington Nationals, being a superstar baseball player comes with a lot of baggage that he can do without.

    He doesn't like doing interviews. He doesn't like being idolized. He'd prefer simply to do his job on the field and not have to deal with everything that comes along with it. Read More

  • Utah-Idaho exceeding goals, planting churches
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Tuesday, October 22, 2019 (8 months ago)

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    IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (BP) -- Fifty-six churches have been started in the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention (UISBC) over the last 5 1/2 years, messengers and guests were told at the Oct. 18 annual meeting of the two-state convention.

    About 200 congregations speaking in one of at least 13 languages identify with the UISBC, executive director Rob Lee said. That's up from 48 churches when the two-state convention was organized in 1964, and includes 188 affiliated churches, church plants, pre-plant Bible studies and core teams developed by planters for Bible studies. Read More

  • TRUSTEES: Iorg reports growth and stability at Gateway
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, October 22, 2019 (8 months ago)

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    FREMONT, Calif. -- President Jeff Iorg reported gains in enrollment at Gateway Seminary and mission clarity in planning for the future during the seminary's recent meeting of the Board of Trustees.

    "Our enrollment continues to grow, our financial position remains strong, our morale is good, and our mission is clear," Iorg said. Read More