2021 SBC Annual Meeting to remain in Nashville, shift venues
NASHVILLE (BP) – The 2021 SBC Annual Meeting will move to the Music City Center in downtown Nashville June 15-16, the SBC Executive Committee announced today (April 15).
Anthony Dockery será nominado como primer vicepresidente de la SBC
NASHVILLE (BP) - Marshall Blalock, un pastor de South Carolina, nominará a Anthony Dockery un pastor de California como primer vicepresidente de la Convención Bautista del Sur en la Reunión Anual de la SBC de 2021 en Nashville en junio, Blalock anunció hoy (6 de abril).
NAAF, Ausberry call for unity around essentials, ask seminary presidents to help defuse racial tensions
FAIRFAX STATION, Va. (BP) – Saying they remain committed to working “in harmony with the Southern Baptist Convention and our entities to address the concerns of the African American community,” the National African American Fellowship of the SBC issued a statement Wednesday (March 24) asking presidents of SBC seminaries to take steps to help defuse current racial tensions within the convention.
Reflexionando sobre las lecciones de una pandemia
NASHVILLE (BP) - Hace unos días, un viejo tuit apareció en mi línea de tiempo. Quién sabe por qué alguien lo retuiteó casi un año después, eso es Twitter para ti. Pero leerlo de nuevo, ver la foto que la acompañaba de nuestro hijo más pequeño, me trajo recuerdos vívidos de una época muy ansiosa.
FIRST-PERSON: Pondering the lessons from a pandemic
NASHVILLE (BP) – A few days ago, an old tweet popped into my timeline. Who knows why someone retweeted it almost a full year later – that’s twitter for you. But reading it again, seeing the accompanying photo of our littlest guy, brought back vivid memories of a very anxious time.
Task force to study SBC polity regarding trustee misconduct
NASHVILLE (BP) – A dispute about whether a Southern Baptist entity can suspend trustees for misconduct will be studied by a task force formed by the SBC Executive Committee’s Committee on Missions and Ministry.
Stone discusses ‘wave revivals,’ ‘toning down the rhetoric’ in BP interview
BLACKSHEAR, Ga. (BP) – The story isn’t a pulpit exaggeration. Mike Stone, the longtime pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, proudly owns a record for beard length on a turkey. Almost 10 years ago now, Stone bagged a bird with a 16.5-inch beard, which ranks No. 16 in the National Wild Turkey Federation’s world rankings.
Settlement returns Riley Foundation control to SWBTS, Baylor
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – A settlement in a lawsuit filed by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Baylor University effectively returns control of the Harold E. Riley Foundation to the schools. Additionally, the trustees of the foundation will resign and are prohibited from future employment by or service to any SBC entity or Texas charity.
Racist letter sent to Black pastor condemned as ‘vile, sick and disgusting’
NASHVILLE (BP) – A racist letter sent to a prominent Black pastor drew swift condemnation from SBC leaders while further highlighting elevated racial tensions within the convention.
NAAF y Ausberry responden a la declaración de los presidentes de los seminarios
FAIRFAX STATION, Va. (BP) - Citando "preocupaciones que afectan a todos los grupos étnicos en la CBS", el presidente de la Confraternidad Nacional Afroamericana (NAAF, por sus silgas en inglés) de la Convención Bautista del Sur (SBC, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió una declaración a nombre del grupo relacionada con la “amplitud y profundidad” de una declaración reciente de los presidentes de los seis seminarios bautistas del sur.
