Ethnicity

Josh Mathews new Gateway associate dean; Ryan Lister, David Haines join Boyce College; Nearly 200 Hispanic leaders trained at Georgia 'For the Church' conference.

MIAMI (BP) – They are pastors, deacons, and other clergy, actively working among the 500 Haitian churches in the Southern Baptist Convention – at least for another four weeks. They are active ministers and members of the 3,500 Hispanic congregations -- Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Cubans – that have united with the SBC.

CARROLLTON, Texas – More than 1,000 people say they plan to participate in the 44th annual gathering of the Korean Council, set for June 9-11 at New Song Church in this northwestern suburb of Dallas. This includes pastors, staff and lay members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s 973 Korean churches.

COVINA, Calif. – First Southern Baptist Church here consists of a Chinese congregation and a multicultural English-language congregation; the building purchased from the association in 1991 with name unchanged because “we appreciate the conservative values of the Southern Baptist tradition and its emphasis on the Bible. That is why, to this day, we remain committed to these principles,” Pastor Jack Chen says.

NEW YORK (BP) – For Mitch Glaser, a Messianic Jewish New Yorker who leads Chosen People Ministries, 90 percent of the “jokes” are about money.

MIAMI (BP) – Pastor Keny Felix describes a whirlwind.

In a significant move to bolster Hispanic pastoral leadership and congregational vitality, the Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas (Convención) has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The funding is designated for the "Adelante: Developing Capacity in Service of Hispanic Congregations and Leaders" initiative, a collaborative project with the National Hispanic Baptist Network (NHBN).

LANHAM, Md. — Despite an expected snowstorm, more than 100 people attended the third annual George Liele Missionary Breakfast at Sharon Bible Fellowship Church earlier this month.

NASHVILLE (BP) — Southern Baptists wishing to provide direct input on issues addressed by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission may do so over the next six months through a survey released by the entity.

NASHVILLE (BP) – When the 18th century church planter, evangelist and foreign missionary George Liele was imprisoned in Jamaica, he spread the Gospel in prison, reminiscent of the apostle Paul.