Lynne Jones

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)–Nancy Johnson’s first pregnancy was normal. Then came her second pregnancy.At four months, she discovered her baby would be born without a brain.“Dr. Tom Coburn would pray with me, and he would hug me and let me cry. He always gave me an uplifting verse out of the Bible to carry with me […]

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)–Nine more staff members have been named to the management-level of the North American Mission Board, the Southern Baptist Convention new domestic missions agency. NAMB was created in June by a merger of the Home Mission Board, Brotherhood Commission and Radio and Television Commission. Eighty percent of the staff are based in the […]

GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)–They’re on the rise, they’re increasingly creative, and churches should take preventive measures. “Damage lawsuits against churches, with creative new tort causes of action, have risen dramatically,” said Randy Singer, an attorney with Willcox and Savage, Norfolk, Va. “Actions by churches to preserve the purity of the body through church discipline are being […]

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)–Southern Baptists will be called on to help with mud-out and, possibly, feeding units in the wake of Hurricane Danny, said Mickey Caison, adult volunteer mobilization associate with the North American Mission Board. Now downgraded to Tropical Storm Danny, the storm dumped several feet of rain on the Alabama coast over the July […]

GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)–Who will go for us to do home missions? is a question which Mission Service Corps (MSC) volunteers answering. MSC is the North American Mission Board’s program of adult volunteers who pay their own expenses and serve full time for one or two years in missions in the United States or Canada. “Look […]

GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)–“The hardest door for a Christian to go through in witnessing is their own front door,” said Dale Griffith. “The best way to overcome fear in witnessing is to practice witnessing every chance we get. “Most Christians do not witness because they are afraid,” Griffith, a Missions Service Corps volunteer with Southern Baptists’ […]

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)–There are more than 1 million migrant workers in the United States, which translates to more than 1 million ministry opportunities available to Southern Baptists. “Whatever the form of the ministry, it has consistently resulted in professions of faith,” said Donoso Escobar, immigration and refugee associate for the North American Mission Board. Escobar […]

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)–“Our home missionary force is vital to the advancement of front-line missions,” Randy Wood, missionary personnel associate with the North American Mission Board, told participants at the Jericho missions conference July 21-27 at Ridgecrest (N.C.) Baptist Conference Center. Wood outlined the different types of mission service opportunities available through NAMB as well as […]

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)–“Whatever it takes” is more than just a theme for the Jericho mission conference. It’s a way of life for Southern Baptist missionaries at home and around the world. Clyde and Ann Berkley served in Kenya 14 years. “Our motto was and is, do whatever it takes to love people. Just do it,” […]

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)–The current generation of Southern Baptist senior adults represents the largest block of potential volunteers, said Jim Burton, director of volunteer mobilization for the North American Mission Board. “You’re never too old to volunteer,” Burton told participants at the Jericho missions conference June 21-27 at Ridgecrest (N.C.) Baptist Conference Center. “And, most retirees […]