Cooperative Program

HONOLULU, Hawaii – When a church the size of Wai‘alae Baptist is following a Great Commission call, one of the constant needs is more workers to reach more people, says Pastor Matt Sanders.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving in June was 3 percent below budget, reflecting a trend this fiscal year as year-to-date giving has held steady at roughly 3 percent below budget goals for several months.

YANKTON, S.D. (BP) – Jeff Mueller never intended to plant a church. In fact, he was pretty loud in his opposition to its widespread practice while training to be a minister.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Like missions, theological education was on the hearts and minds of Southern Baptists from before the Convention’s founding in 1845.

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DALLAS (BP) – During the June 10 afternoon session of the SBC annual meeting in Dallas, SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg led messengers in celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program giving.

NASHVILLE (BP) – In 1925, Southern Baptists looked to the future with the launch of a new funding mechanism. Hope was high, but so was anxiety after the recently-completed $75 Million Campaign fell a little over $16 million short of its goal.

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – First Baptist Church of Sevierville carries on the vision of Pastor Dan Spencer’s great-great uncle, M.E. Dodd.

NASHVILLE (BP) – It was a challenging time for the SBC’s Cooperative Program (CP). The U.S. economy slowed. Baptist leaders committed embarrassing and costly sins. As some alleged creeping liberalism in the Convention, doctrinal squabbles threatened cooperation.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving in May was above budget for the first time since November, while year-to-date giving is still slightly below budget targets.