Worship micro-conference attendance, enthusiasm projects bright days ahead
NASHVILLE (BP) – It’s not an overstatement to say the addition of micro-conferences to the SBC Pastors’ Conference in Orlando may have fundamentally shaped the way church leaders see the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting itself.
Arizona, California churches preach freedom from addiction
KINGMAN, Ariz. (BP) –In a week, Americans will celebrate the freedoms fought for and gained 250 years ago. Events will be marked by fireworks and cookouts, swimming, games, concerts and other assorted entertainment. It will all justify an occasion worthy of such celebration, honoring those who paid the price and made the sacrifices long before a celebration could take place.
Little is much when God is in it at Alabama church
CENTRE, Ala. (BP) – Jeff Chambers grew up at Noah Baptist Church, which sits on a hill just off County Road 16 about a half-mile east of John’s Crossroads. Fields border it on two sides. A concrete table that hosted many outdoor potlucks for homecomings and all-day singings stands in front of a pavilion. A small graveyard is out back on the other side, beyond the fellowship hall.
June storms require ongoing response from Illinois Disaster Relief
MT. VERNON (BP) – Responding to a series of storms and tornadoes in recent weeks has scattered Illinois Disaster Relief personnel, with some getting hardly a moment’s rest before springing back into action.
Annual meeting stats available through dashboard, survey results
NASHVILLE (BP) – Figures on and feedback from messengers at the recent Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando are now available through two online tools.
National Haitian Fellowship champions the Gospel, missions, advocacy at annual meeting
ORLANDO (BP) – Nearly 150 fellowshipped, worshipped, ate and received ministry updates at the SBC National Haitian Fellowship (NHF)Business and Ministry Luncheon, held on June 7 at First Haitian Baptist Church of Orlando, with a theme built on Romans 8:37-39.
Baptist 21 panel participants discuss SBC health, past, direction
ORLANDO (BP) – A range of panelists at the Baptist 21 luncheon on June 8 expressed both differences and unity on topics within the Southern Baptist Convention, while agreeing that the SBC, as a whole, is going in the right direction.
WRAP-UP: Southern Baptists approve historic budget, new president, constitutional change
ORLANDO (BP) – Southern Baptists gathered at the annual meeting to elect a new president, take actions that will shape the SBC in years to come and celebrate more than 1,000 salvations through Crossover alongside fellowship and reuniting with others.
Rice speaks on Southern Baptists’ past, present, future at press conference
ORLANDO (BP) – Emphasizing his role as president to be one of representing churches, not an entity or committee, newly-elected Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice addressed several topics at a press conference Wednesday afternoon (June 10) immediately following the final gavel at the SBC Annual Meeting.
In press conference, Mohler gets specific on his amendment’s purpose
ORLANDO (BP) – As he spoke with the media Wednesday afternoon (June 10), Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler leaned on one word to consistently answer a question posed in numerous ways.
