COVID-19 not the only reason 2020 was eventful for Executive Committee
NASHVILLE (BP) — Even before the wide-scale interruption of a worldwide pandemic, 2020 showed itself early to be a busy and momentous year for the SBC Executive Committee.
Alaska Baptists vote to withhold CP funds
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BP) – Messengers to the annual meeting of the Alaska Baptist Resource Network took the unprecedented step of attempting to withhold the allocation of future Cooperative Program funds intended for the North American Mission Board.
Clark named editor of BP en Español; Erlanson named BP managing editor
NASHVILLE (BP) – Baptist Press has announced two strategic staff changes: Lucinda Clark has joined as editor of Baptist Press en Español (BPEE), and Laura Erlanson has been named BP managing editor.
Cooperative Program thrives through COVID-19 pandemic in 95th year
NASHVILLE (BP) – As the COVID-19 pandemic stymied the economy and forced numerous churches to cancel in-person worship for months, Southern Baptists continued supporting the Cooperative Program, now in its 95th year.
FIRST-PERSON: Why our 2021 theme is ‘Great Commission Baptists’
In these uncertain, divisive and fearful times, I want to remind us of a sustaining vision we find in God’s inerrant, all-sufficient Word – a vision recorded by the apostle John in the midst of their own fearful and uncertain times. The church of the John’s generation had been scattered, hunted down, imprisoned and tortured. The apostle John himself was boiled in oil and socially distanced, by himself, on the island of Patmos.
SBC Executive Committee adopts CP budget cut by 5% during COVID
NASHVILLE(BP) – Decreased giving during the COVID-19 pandemic led the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee to adopt a Cooperative Program Allocation Budget Tuesday (Sept. 22) that is 5 percent less than the committee projected last February.
Jeff Pearson named SBC Executive Committee chief financial officer
NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist layman and financial expert Jeff Pearson will be the next chief financial officer of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, replacing William "Bill" Townes who is retiring.
Southern Baptists, think carefully about your ways
NASHVILLE (BP) – Since the end of February 2020, I have carried a deep and increasing burden about the following things:
Addison named SBC Executive Committee executive vice president
NASHVILLE (BP) – Greg Addison has been named executive vice president for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee.
Charles Grant named executive director of African American relations and mobilization
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Charles Grant has been named executive director of African American relations and mobilization at the SBC Executive Committee. In a partnership jointly funded by the SBC EC and the North American Mission Board, Grant will work to equip and mobilize African American churches, as well as to engage potential new churches.