Randy Adams announced as nominee for SBC president
VANCOUVER, Wash. (BP) – Citing a desire for Southern Baptists’ focus to “be on the mission, with the Bible as our sole and final authority on all matters,” Northwest Baptist Convention Executive Director/Treasurer Randy Adams announced today (Jan. 20) that he would be nominated in June for president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
SBC DIGEST: Georgia Baptist building for sale; MBTS convocation; SWBTS spring chapel speakers
Georgia Baptist building placed for sale; MBTS Spring Convocation addresses faithful ministry, pressing onward in Christ; SWBTS announces spring 2021 chapel speakers.
FIRST-PERSON: How to pray for President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Congress
NASHVILLE (BP) – As Christians, we have a responsibility to pray for the leaders of our nation. Regardless of the president's political party or positions on various issues, I have been faithful to pray for each president and vice president for decades. Our first and highest allegiance is always to the lordship of Jesus Christ and then to the words He gives us in the Bible, the Word of the living God, regarding how to live.
ERLC commends genocide label for China’s atrocities
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission commended the United States declaration on the Trump administration’s last full day that China has committed genocide against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minorities.
Litton to be nominated for SBC president
SARALAND, Ala. (BP) – Former Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter announced today (Jan. 19) his intention to nominate longtime friend and Mobile, Ala.-area pastor Ed Litton for SBC president at the upcoming annual meeting in June.
Weekly video series to encourage, help prepare Southern Baptists for annual meeting
NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptists attending the annual meeting in June will have a clearer picture of all the trip has to offer thanks to a weekly video series launching today.
SBC DIGEST: Longtime NOBTS professor Holcomb dies; LifeWay releases Shirer’s study of Elijah
Dan Holcomb remembered as scholar with 'pastor's heart'; LifeWay's release of new Shirer study includes online experience.
More than 3 million Uyghurs detained in forced labor camps in China
XINJIANG, China (BP) -- They reportedly number more than 3 million. Uyghur American human rights advocate Rushan Abbas describes them as university presidents, doctors, entrepreneurs and artists. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) calls them criminals.
FIRST-PERSON: Seeing beyond this life
EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) – King Solomon ruled the nation of Israel in peace for 39 years during the mid-tenth century B.C. At that time, the borders of Israel extended from the Euphrates River to the edge of Egypt.
The Heroic Work of Pregnancy Resource Centers
Located just forty miles north of the border in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Care Net Pregnancy Center seeks to partner with their clients by confirming pregnancy, extending comprehensive support, and cultivating healthy relationships to help them flourish.
