Tony Wolfe invites Christians into a ‘lifetime of faithful and faith-filled sowing’ during convention sermon
DALLAS (BP) – During the June 11 morning session of the SBC annual meeting in Dallas, Tony Wolfe, executive director of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, drew from Ecclesiastes 11:1-6, which employs metaphors about casting bread on the water and watching for rain, wind and falling trees, to celebrate the long-reaching impact of the Cooperation Program.
NAMB luncheon highlights small churches
DALLAS (BP) – They don’t get the same hype or recognition as some of the larger congregations within the Southern Baptist Convention. Still, Mark Clifton says most churches within the SBC are small, with 200 or fewer members.
Messengers celebrate 100 years of Cooperative Program giving
DALLAS (BP) – During the June 10 afternoon session of the SBC annual meeting in Dallas, SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg led messengers in celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program giving.
9Marks at 9 examines ‘movement-driven’ vs. ‘church-centered’ mission paradigms
DALLAS (BP) – Jonathan Leeman addressed the elephant in the room right away.
Panel discusses critical need to ‘Safeguard’ the next generation
DALLAS (BP) – The statistics presented by a former FBI agent are shocking.
Pastors have ‘the most important job,’ Pastors’ Conf. attendees told
DALLAS (BP) – Pastors were encouraged to keep their focus on God’s work and God’s approval during the second session of the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 9 in Dallas.
WMU Missions Celebration seeks to ‘Let the Nations Be Glad’
DALLAS (BP) – “Let the nations be glad,” urged WMU Missions Celebration speakers as they celebrated the anniversaries of the IMB Journeyman Program, the North American Mission Board’s Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and the WMU Foundation.
Nationwide effort aims to help churches reach ‘the campus across the street’
PHILADELPHIA (BP)- The task was enormous. They wanted every campus in the United States to have a Gospel ministry presence.
The Cooperative Program is worthy of celebration, say CP Stage panelists
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – In anticipation of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Cooperative Program (CP) in 2025, Baptist Press editor Brandon Porter interviewed Tony Wolfe, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and John Kyle, communications director at the Louisiana Baptist Convention, on the CP Stage in the Exhibit Hall prior to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention on June 10.
Wisdom-Martin, Dixon share stories to explain WMU’s work
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – During their WMU report for messengers at the Wednesday, June 12, session of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer, and Connie Dixon, president of National WMU, used stories to explain what their organization does.
