Pastors’ Conference to spotlight Father’s Day
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — Change is in the air for the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference, June 17-18 in New Orleans, themed “Changing: Lives, Communities, the World.” “I am changing. You are changing. The world around us is changing,” said Grant Ethridge, president of the Pastors’ Conference and senior pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton, […]
Associational leaders ‘Igniting Passion’
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions will emphasize passion in ministry at its June 17-18 meeting in New Orleans. The conference is open to all associational leaders. Registration and more details are available at www.sbcadom.org. With the theme “Igniting Passion,” drawn from the May 20–27 Week of Prayer […]
Evangelists to proclaim Gospel’s power
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — Messengers arriving in advance of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in New Orleans are invited to worship at a June 17 service hosted by the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists. COSBE will feature three evangelists who will emphasize the theme “The Gospel: the Power of God Unto Salvation,” in the […]
Ministers’ wives to view inward beauty
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — Ministers’ wives will view inward beauty at their annual luncheon in New Orleans as they study “The Hidden Person of the Heart,” drawn from 1 Peter 3:3-4. In the passage, Peter tells wives that their beauty should come not from outward adornment but from a “gentle and quiet spirit, which is […]
Native Americans name executive director
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — The Fellowship of Native American Christians will install Gary Hawkins as FoNAC’s first-ever executive director during its June 18 meeting in New Orleans as a step toward a greater national presence. Hawkins, a church planting associate at the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, will work to strengthen FoNAC’s network of churches […]
NAAF hopeful in historic SBC election
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — Attendance at the National African American Fellowship’s annual meeting will break records as the Southern Baptist Convention seems poised to elect its first black president, NAAF President James Dixon Jr. predicts. Up to 1,000 messengers may be in attendance for NAAF’s various sessions June 16-20 in conjunction with the SBC annual […]
Penetrating lostness drives NAMB’s plans at SBC
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — The North American Mission Board is seeking to show Southern Baptists how to be involved in penetrating lostness across North America, as NAMB plans for the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in New Orleans in June. During the SBC Pastors’ Conference on Monday, June 18, a crowd of 3,000 is expected […]
Filipinos to report on church planting
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — The Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship of North America will meet Tuesday, June 19, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. The group, with about 220 affiliated churches in the United States, will gather for a luncheon and meeting from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday at […]
Korean Council to meet in Maryland
LEWISVILLE, Texas (BP) — The Council of Korean Baptist Churches in America has announced that its 31st annual meeting will be June 18-20 in suburban Baltimore. The guest speaker will be a South Korean pastor, Sun Ro Kim of Han Ma Eum Baptist Church where about 1,500 people participate in Sunday morning worship in the […]
SBC children, student registration open
NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- Registration is open for preschool childcare as well as Children in Action and Youth on Mission programs in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention's June 19-20 annual meeting in New Orleans.
