For generations of Southern Baptist churches, the term “pastor” had a clear and rarely debated meaning. He was the man who preached on Sundays and led the church throughout the week. But with the rise of mega-churches inside and outside the SBC and the corresponding growth of church staffs, that simplicity has changed.
There may be nuances related to ordination and how it is observed from one church to another, but the qualifications for the pastor role are crystal clear, said a collection of Southern Baptist pastors and leaders.
Perhaps you’ve heard about the little boy who leaned over after the Sunday sermon to tell his mother, “I’ve decided to become a pastor when I grow up.”
Closed captions will be available in twenty-one languages during the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting live-stream and on the SBC mobile app.
Last year, after accepting the nomination for presidency of the SBC, I laid out my prayers for our Convention. One year in, as we assemble for our annual meeting in Birmingham, I am just as excited to see God moving in every one of these areas.
“We serve a God who laid down his life to protect the vulnerable. How dare we proclaim that Gospel with our mouths and turn a blind eye when the vulnerable in our midst cry out for help?”
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Bill Draper won his way into the hearts of the information technology soldiers of Cyber Shield 19.
Pillar Church of 29 Palms, California, is a new Southern Baptist church plant specifically reaching out to Marines.
The churches that network together to support the mission and ministries of the Southern Baptist Convention voluntarily choose to cooperate with one another.
Go2 is a mobilization strategy in partnership with J. D. Greear, NAMB, and IMB encouraging recent college graduates to spend their first two years after college on mission.
Throughout the US and Canada, stories can be told of how God is blessing new congregations that are making a significant Gospel impact on individual lives and communities.
The North American Mission Board launched the Who’s Your One? evangelism initiative on February 26 as part of an effort to encourage Southern Baptists to engage people with Gospel conversations throughout the year.
I am pleased to announce this outstanding group of Southern Baptists.
