EC report underscores financial freedom
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Churches and believers under economic pressure need to focus on what the Bible says about money management, Las Vegas pastor Hoyt Savage told messengers June 23 during the opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Louisville, Ky. During the 2008 annual meeting in Indianapolis, Savage had testified about the difference […]
SBC ceases relationship with Texas church
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–With no discussion, Southern Baptist Convention messengers Tuesday approved a recommendation to cease the denomination’s relationship with Broadway Baptist Church, a Fort Worth, Texas, congregation that has been the source of controversy over its stance on homosexuality. The recommendation from the Executive Committee passed on the floor nearly unanimously, capping a focus on […]
Hunt re-elected SBC president
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Johnny Hunt, pastor of the Atlanta-area First Baptist Church in Woodstock, was elected without opposition to a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention June 23 at the denomination’s annual meeting in Louisville, Ky. In nominating Hunt, Ken Whitten, pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Fla., said as he listened […]
WMU envisions a changed world
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–One changed life for Christ can change the world, Kaye Miller said. Miller, president of Woman’s Missionary Union, gave the challenge to nearly 1,200 attendees on the second day of WMU’s missions celebration and annual meeting, June 22 at St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. The Monday sessions focused on changing lives […]
Family festival promotes Hispanic outreach
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–After months of preparation and a week of intensive evangelistic effort, Hispanic Baptists came together June 20 at the Iroquois Amphitheater and Park in Louisville to celebrate “Festival Familiar para toda la Familia” (Family Festival for the Whole Family). Johnny Hunt, president of the Southern Baptist Convention president, took part in the outreach, […]
Doctor-turned-musician leads worship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Is there a doctor in the house? Yes. And he can sing. Scott Allred, leading worship at this year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Ky., is well-equipped to handle most anything that could come along on the platform. He’s a medical doctor who spent 10 years running from God’s call before discovering “His […]
Wedding plans unveiled at conference
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference President Ed Litton garnered cheers and applause as he ended the two-day meeting with an engagement announcement. Litton introduced “a wonderful, godly woman,” Kathy Ferguson, as his fiancé following the closing prayer June 21. Litton, pastor of First Baptist Church North Mobile in Saraland, Ala., lost his wife Tammy […]
BP blogging & Twittering from SBC meeting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Baptist Press is hosting its Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting blog again this year, and — for the first time — is sending out Twitter updates about the meeting. The blog, dubbed “Instant News,” is available at www.bpnews.net/blog and will provide readers the nuts and bolts of news about the meeting nearly instantly, […]
Classical ballet at Pastors’ Conference
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Fourteen-year-old Riley Johnson won’t wear her point shoes when she dances as part of the worship during the SBC Pastors’ Conference but her ballet moves may provide all the footage anyone could want. The blonde teenager began her ballet lessons at 3 and told her parents, Ronnie and Jan of Mobile, Ala., “One […]
Gratitude voiced to Woman’s Mission. Union
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Larry Martin remembers the bad roads and the hearts of a group of Southern Baptist women who helped change — and essentially save — his life. Growing up in rural Kentucky, Martin remembers the WMU women who drove 40 miles each day for two weeks to take him to Vacation Bible School. During […]
