WMU challenged to live ‘Unhindered’
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–Mission leaders from across the nation were challenged to live “Unhindered” during the first two sessions of the 2010 National WMU Missions Celebration and 122nd annual meeting of Woman’s Missionary Union June 13-14 in Orlando, Fla. Under the “Unhindered” theme, based on Hebrews 12:1-2, keynote speaker Jennifer Kennedy Dean urged the opening session’s […]
Ambassador asks WMU to pray for Sudan
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–Sudan desperately needs Southern Baptists to participate in a 40-day prayer emphasis for the war-ravaged African nation, Sudan’s ambassador to the United States said June 14 at the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. The 40 days are scheduled to begin Dec. 1 leading up a Jan. 9, 2011, national […]
Rally around cry for God, pastors urged
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–Churches and pastors must rally around the cry for God — not themselves — to accomplish great things across the country and around the world, speakers said during the 2010 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference, June 13-14 in Orlando, Fla. Under the conference banner of “Greater Things,” speakers during the Sunday evening and […]
Pastors’ Conf. surplus will fund adoptions
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--With the belief that pastors who adopt children inspire their congregation to do the same, the SBC Pastors' Conference will use its surplus offering funds to provide a series of $2,000 adoption grants ...
From conversation to prayer, Crossover reaches out to Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--A friendly conversation, a story, a realization and a prayer: that's the gist of what happens when one person shares and another accepts the simple Gospel of Jesus Christ. And while the methods and venues may have varied, the scene played out more than 1,400 times June 7-12 as Southern Baptists expressed their core message of hope through Crossover Orlando. 
The effort, held just prior to the Southern Baptist Convention's June 15-16 annual meeting at the Orange County Convention Center, involved more than 70 local churches and 1,200 outside volunteers.
Immigration ‘Kingdom issue,’ Land says
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--Immigration is "an important issue that has reached a critical phase," Richard Land told members of the National Hispanic Fellowship of Southern Baptist Churches June 13.
