SBC DIGEST: Conservative Baptist Network announces steering council; Greenway’s Juneteenth message; SBU adopts strategic changes
Conservative Baptist Network announces steering council; In Juneteenth message to seminary community, Greenway calls for 'justice and righteousness'; SBU adopts strategic changes for future sustainability.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: SEBTS women’s livestream, alumni livestream; Spurgeon College ‘gap year’ alternative
SEBTS women's livestream focuses on practicing theology amid brokenness; SEBTS celebrates God's faithfulness in Alumni & Friends Livestream; Spurgeon College's Fusion offers alternative for 'gap year.'
SEBTS trustees cut tuition, salaries in COVID-19 economic downturn
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- Responding to the economic downturn prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the executive committee of the board of trustees of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary approved a budget for 2020-21 that includes cuts of 3 percent, including staff salary reductions -- but also a 5 percent tuition reduction. The decision was made during a virtual meeting Monday (June 15). During its spring meeting in April, the board of trustees voted to allow the final budget approval to be postponed in order for SEBTS officials to have a better understanding of the overall economic and enrollment impact of the pandemic.
SBC DIGEST: Buck Run Baptist reaches out with gratitude, humility; As Meador retires, IMB leaders applaud his service
Buck Run Baptist reaches out with gratitude, humility; As Meador retires, IMB leaders applaud his service
Gavels of the SBC
When the Southern Baptist Convention is called to order each year, one of several historic gavels is used to open the meeting, and then those same gavels are alternated throughout the proceedings. Each gavel is literally a chip off the old block of Southern Baptist history:
SBC DIGEST: GuideStone announces new chief insurance officer; LifeWay camps provide free digital worship experiences
Guidestone announces new chief insurance officer; LifeWay camps provide free digital worship experiences
FROM THE STATES: Virginia church holds community prayer service; Louisiana Baptists remain faithful amid pandemic
First Baptist Roanoke hosts community prayer service in response to racial tensions; Louisiana Baptists remain faithful during social, economic storm.
SBC DIGEST: Mohler releases new book; LifeWay to host free virtual event on pastors’ mental health
Mohler releases new book on secularism, culture, and the Church; LifeWay to offer free virtual event focusing on pastoral emotional health.
SBC DIGEST: Prayers urged for Mission:Dignity leader; New edition of ‘Baptists and the Bible’ released by SWBTS
GuideStone asks for prayers for long-time Mission:Dignity leader; Seminary Hill Press releases 40th anniversary edition of 'Baptists and the Bible.'
Economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic slows Cooperative Program giving
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Gifts to the national Cooperative Program Allocation Budget for May 2020 were below budget by more than $1.5 million as the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to impact churches financially. The $14,802,344.02 given through the Cooperative Program was 16.08 percent less than the same month last year.
