SBC business plan change rejected, SBC constitution amended
NASHVILLE (BP) – Messengers resoundingly defeated a change to the SBC Business and Financial Plan proposed by the convention’s Executive Committee. Critics said the proposal would have granted the EC too much authority and left the six SBC seminaries in trouble with accreditors.
El CE rechaza moción sobre abusos sexuales y elige directivos
NASHVILLE (BP) – Si la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Convención Bautista del Sur (SBC) es una indicación, la reunión anual de la convención de este año podría involucrar drama. En una serie de votaciones muy reñidas en el Music City Center de Nashville, el CE se negó a considerar una moción relacionada con […]
EC declines sex abuse motion, elects officers
NASHVILLE (BP) – If the SBC Executive Committee’s meeting Monday (June 14) is any indication, the convention’s annual meeting this year could involve drama.
Associations key to SBC revitalization, presidential candidates say
NASHVILLE (BP) – Local Baptist associations are vital catalysts for unity in the SBC and the rebound of Cooperative Program giving, according to the three candidates for convention president who participated in a forum Sunday (June 13) hosted by the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL).
‘Count the faces’: SBC diversity on the rise
NASHVILLE (BP) – When messengers see more ethnic diversity on committees at this year’s SBC annual meeting, they shouldn’t be surprised. As a report by the convention’s Executive Committee puts it, such diversity long has been “the expressed desire of the Southern Baptist Convention.”
Vision 2025: CP needs ‘all hands on deck’ to reach $500 million
The Cooperative Program (CP) has caught on with Iowa Baptists – to say the least.
Visión 2025: Adolescentes ‘consumidos con Cristo’ pueden revertir el descenso en los bautismos
SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – Un flujo constante de adolescentes está llegando a la fe en Cristo en Fayette Baptist Church. Madison había estado asistiendo a la iglesia del área de Memphis durante un año y medio y les hizo saber a los líderes de jóvenes que ella no tenía una relación personal con Cristo. Más […]
Vision 2025: Teens ‘consumed with Christ’ can reverse baptism dip
SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – A steady stream of teenagers is coming to faith in Christ at Fayette Baptist Church.
Vision 2025: Ministry calling push to address worker shortage
AUBURN, Ala. (BP) – A year into his pastorate at Lakeview Baptist Church, Al Jackson was approached by three men who said they felt called to Gospel ministry. So he began meeting with them as a group one morning per week for a ministry training session.
Vision 2025: 5,000 new congregations ‘reachable’ if churches ‘step forward’
BOSTON (BP) – Soon after it launched in 2005, Boston’s Grace Church had a realization: nonbelievers would drive an hour for work or Little League, but they wouldn’t travel for church. So Grace began plotting where its members lived on a map. Whenever they saw a cluster of 25-30 members in an area, they prayed for a leader to plant a church there.
