Black Church leadership conference part of family’s heritage
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Shayna Ross’ earliest memories of Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC) predate the actual event itself, now in its 31st year.
Preaching, teaching, fellowship at 30th annual Black Church conference
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) -- Pastor James Gailliard points out the intelligence of the Ethiopian eunuch, whose baptism was recorded in Acts 8.
New property a ‘miracle work of the Lord’ for Cambodian Baptists
STATESBORO, Ga. – Emotions ran high for the 150 Cambodians present June 28 to July 1 for the 39th annual gathering of the Cambodian Southern Baptist Fellowship.
Barber addresses Black Southern Baptists at annual conference
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) -- Bart Barber likens his Southern Baptist Convention presidency to the time he tried to impress his wife by carrying the groceries from the car into the house in one trip, balancing fragile eggs, heavy milk and cans that could tear through plastic bags.
Vietnamese Fellowship marks growth, plans restructure
ARLINGTON, Va. (BP) – The growth of the Vietnamese Southern Baptist Union of North America was reflected in decisions made during its 38th annual meeting June 29 through July 2 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott hotel in Arlington.
Asian leaders discuss trends, blind spots
NASHVILLE (BP) – A group of leading Asian-American pastors discussed the trends and blind spots found within the ethnic group in the Southern Baptist Convention during a panel on the CP Stage during the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
Haitian pastors establish new ethnic fellowship, elect leaders
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – When Miami pastor Keny Felix reads of the great multitude in Revelation 7:9, he envisions a certain beauty.
Native American fellowship a ‘catalyst’ for missions, attendees hear
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – FoNAC, the Fellowship of Native American Christians, met Monday, June 12, at the New Orleans Convention Center, with attendance boosted by people who had talked with FoNAC members in the “All Nations” booth area in the exhibit hall.
Filipino Fellowship celebrates freedom
NEW ORLEANS – The 125th anniversary June 12 of Filipino Independence Day coincided with the annual gathering June 12 of the Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship of North America.
Black emerging leaders gather for lunch
NEW ORLEANS – As senior associate pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, and son of the church’s senior pastor and former SBC President Fred Luter, Chip Luter was well-known and highly regarded in New Orleans, but in 2015 God called him to a church in Tampa, Fla., where he was a nobody without reputation.
