Dew reminds NOBTS graduates of Kingdom values
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) and Leavell College, exhorted the schools’ May 2024 graduates to remember what has “real, significant value” in the kingdom of God.
18 states challenge rule including gender identity harassment in Title VII
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – A coalition of 18 states filed suit May 13 against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for including gender identity in Title VII protections against sex discrimination.
DR DIGEST: Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas DR updates
Florida Baptist Disaster Relief teams aid tornado victims In Tallahassee; Storms keep Missouri Disaster Relief active; Okla. tornado relief continues, prayer support needed; Texans on Mission volunteers keep hope afloat.
Southern Baptist church attendance gains potentially larger than reported
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) — Officially, attendance at Southern Baptist congregations grew 6 percent in 2023, but it’s likely the actual gains are even higher.
SWBTS team preparing music as ministry for SBC annual meeting
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – Preparing music for an annual meeting that serves more than 10,000 people over two days can be overwhelming, but Joseph R. Crider, music director for the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, is confident in – and thankful for – the team around him that will help provide worship leadership during the gathering.
SBC DIGEST: B&H Christian Book Award; Lifeway COO departure
B&H Publishing celebrates 2024 Christian Book Award winner; Lifeway announces COO departure.
SBTS graduates ‘the promise of service and ministry to the Church,’ Mohler says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – “In the flow of church history, we understand that even as the graduates are gloriously arrayed before us, they’re the promise of service and ministry to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is founded upon the prophets and the apostles,” said President R. Albert Mohler, Jr. as he addressed the graduates of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He continued, “We connect intentionally to that continuity. We want to be a part of that faith once for all delivered to the saints in that long line of faithfulness throughout the history of the Christian Church.”
SEBTS commissions spring Graduates ‘as ministers of reconciliation’
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) – Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and The College at Southeastern celebrated the graduation of 277 students during commencement ceremonies May 10. Graduation is a highly anticipated time at Southeastern as friends and family come together to celebrate the graduates, their academic achievements and God’s sustaining faithfulness in their lives.
Lausanne conference tackles antisemitism, affirms Gospel work and sanctity of life
DENVER, Colo. (BP) – Messianic Jews expressed outrage over rising antisemitism in the U.S. at a recent conference for Jewish evangelism, energizing their Gospel mission and affirming the value of all human life amid the Israel-Hamas War.
Billy Graham statue to be unveiled Thursday in U.S. Capitol
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A statue of the late Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled this week in a ceremony.
