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4-22-21

04-22-21

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A worship service with one of nine new congregations established in the last 16 years by Grace Church in the greater Boston area.

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El presidente de NOBTS, Jamie Dew se dirige a los fideicomisarios en su reunión de primavera.

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New associate professor Brian Kennedy preaches at Gateway chapel in 2017.

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Rich Johnstone

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Newly elected VP Alex E. Stewart addresses trustees at board meeting in Dallas. Gateway photo

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London Williams, 31, of Harrisburg, Pa., bursts into tears on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Washington, after hearing that former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

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Pictured (left to right) Juliana Wilson (moderator), Jackie Hill Perry, Angie Wilsom, Kristi McLelland and Ruth Chou Simons. A panel of speakers answered questions submitted via social media that covered topics such as leadership, ministry, making disciples, rest, time with God and relying on the Holy Spirit. Photo by Kate Michaelsen

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Benjamin and Kirsten Watson and their seven children

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People Attending Bible Study Or Book Group Meeting In Community Center

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Walter Wilson

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Members of Paoli Community Church baked cupcakes and provided Easter-themed devotionals for residents at Green Meadow Nursing Home in Paoli. Photo courtesy of LaVeta Jones/BRN

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“I would say that I am a product of CP. So in a sense, I owe a debt to those who have given,” says Michael Cooper, pastor of Grace Community Church in Mabank, Texas.

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NOBTS President Jamie Dew addresses trustees at their spring meeting.

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OBHC staff toured the new Heritage Room before it opened to the public. Photo by Heather Clark

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Courtney Haley, Kinsley Stinnett, Kylie Harville, McKenzie Haley and Amelia Young (with Charlotte Peck in the background) give a presentation about their missions project at New Middleton Baptist Church.

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Cason Stinnett, Kinsley Stinnett and Beau Naylo display the barn-shaped coin banks they created as part of a missions project at New Middleton Baptist Church.

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FILE - In this, Nov. 13 2019, file photo, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. talks to Donald Trump Jr. about his new book "Triggered" during convocation at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. (Emily Elconin/The News & Advance via AP, File)

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Two 3-year-old boys raised $200 for the World Mission Offering, much of it by collecting spare change. Perhaps just as exciting as the total of the offering, Senior Pastor Gregg Matte said, was that gifts came from numerous individuals, couples and families, including 433 first-time givers. Screen grab from houstonsfirst.org

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A GO Global Care home group Bible study is hosted by members of Houston’s First for missionaries on stateside assignment. The World Mission Offering, say church leaders, is just as instrumental for discipleship purposes as to help share the gospel around the world. Photo courtesy of HFBC

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A GO Global Care home group Bible study is hosted by members of Houston’s First for missionaries on stateside assignment. The World Mission Offering, say church leaders, is just as instrumental for discipleship purposes as to help share the gospel around the world. Photo courtesy of HFBC

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Gregg Matte, senior pastor of Houston’s First Baptist Church, celebrates the record World Mission Offering on Easter Sunday, April 4. The total in the background grew by $220,000 over the following days. (Photo by Richard Carson, courtesy of HFBC)

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SEBTS President Danny Akin addresses seminary trustees at their April 12-13 meeting.

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Charles Starks

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El Dr. Justin Lohmeier atiende a un paciente en un viaje misionero médico de IMB.

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Algunos partidarios se reúnen el domingo (11 de abril) fuera de la Iglesia GraceLife cerca de Edmonton. La iglesia ha sido cercada por la policía y los Servicios de Salud de Alberta por violar las reglas de COVID-19. (Jason Franson / The Canadian Press vía AP)

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Members of the 2020 Quest discipleship and leadership program of the Baptist Convention of New England participate in a Bible study in a coffee shop in Scotland.

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President Adam W. Greenway speaks to the board of trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary during its spring meeting held on the institution's Fort Worth campus April 13. The meeting was the first time the board met in person since fall 2019.

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Jeff Ogata does sermon prep while his dog, Axel, looks on. Through First Baptist Church in Roy, N.M., Ogata and his wife Misty planted Rayado Creek Family Fellowship last summer. Photo courtesy of Misty Ogata

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Cecil Richards (right) succeeded Southern Baptist church planter Donald Overstreet (left, now deceased) as pator of Kingstown Baptist church in St. Vincent.

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FILE - In this Thursday, April 8, 2021 file photo, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table at a pop up vaccinations site the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Cecil Richards, pastor of Kingstown Baptist Church, remembers the day Southern Baptist church planter Donald Overstreet ministered to his family amid volcanic ash and dust clouds on a Kingstown hillside.

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Senior Pastor Robby Gallaty (left) assists Dylan, a former Satan worshiper who recently gave his life to Christ, in baptizing his friend Patricia, who had also worshiped Satan. Patricia’s baptism took place Dec. 20, marking the beginning of a spiritual awakening at the Tennessee church that has witnessed more than 1,000 baptisms since. Photo courtesy of Jacob McKaig, Long Hollow Baptist Church

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Supporters gather outside GraceLife Church near Edmonton on Sunday (April 11). The church has been fenced off by police and Alberta Health Services for its violation of COVID-19 rules. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Dr. Justin Lohmeier attends to a patient on an IMB medical mission trip.

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Ash rises into the air as La Soufriere volcano erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, seen from Chateaubelair, Friday (April 9). (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel)

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Paul Colton (right), pastor of international missions at Calvary Church in Clearwater, Fla., visits with a church-planting partner in Southeast Asia. Calvary Church photo

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Jeremy Westbrook teaches a class of people who have "put their yes on the table" to follow God's call to missions. Calvary Church photo

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Through partnerships, Calvary Church in Clearwater, Fla., has had a hand in planting more than 60 churches around the world in the last five years, like this one in Southeast Asia. Calvary Church photo

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Pastor Chris Dupree preaching at a recent service at BT.Church. Photo from Facebook

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Aaron and Haley Parker along with their children, Maci, 6, and Jenna, 1, pose for an Easter Sunday photo April 4 at Hilldale Baptist Church. Photo submitted by Haley Parker

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After being challenged to be a part of raising money for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering at Hilldale Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tenn., 6-year-old Maci Parker presented the $54 she earned through doing chores for her family to Pastor Larry Robertson. Photo submitted by Larry Robertson

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Anti-coup protesters walk through a market with images of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi at Kamayut township in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday (April 8). (AP Photo)

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Secretary of State Michael Adams presents a signed copy of House Bill 91 to a group of pro-life advocates at a bill signing on Wednesday (April 7) at the Kentucky State Capitol. (Kentucky Today/Brandon Porter)

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Buck and Bette earned a spot on Southern Living's 2021 listing of "The South's Best" things.

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The boutique offers an eclectic mix of apparel, accessories, home and bath items, and art and paper goods.

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Cleve Persinger as a young boy sitting in the lap of Buck, his grandfather.

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Sisters Katie Persinger (second from right) and Laura Jewell (second from left) had for years nursed the idea for a small store named after Cleve Persinger's (far right) late grandparents, Buck and Bette.

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Photos courtesy of Katie Persinger

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Illustration by Lydia Webster*, age 16. Lydia serves with her family among Central Asian peoples. (*Name changed)

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David Adamany Undergraduate Library at Wayne State University

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The Dellana West O'Brien school building was destroyed when a man in the community who was angry over a land dispute allegedly drove a bulldozer through the campus.

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Students at Dellanna West O’Brien School just outside Monrovia, Liberia, study in a classroom covered in tarps after the school's building was destroyed. Photo courtesy of Eddie Gibson