Tennessee Pastor Aims to Be ‘Paul’ to Kenya’s ‘Timothys’ | Baptist Press
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – Doug Brown stood on the slopes of Mount Kenya in the cold rain, praying for the 50 students he had traveled 8,000 miles to teach.
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NAMB Trustees celebrate 10,000 new churches, visit Las Vegas missionaries | Baptist Press
LAS VEGAS (BP) – Trustees for the North American Mission Board (NAMB) celebrated a milestone of more than 10,000 churches planted by Southern Baptists since 2010 as 745 church plants were added in 2022. They also saw first-hand the work of church planting and compassion ministry missionaries who are reaching…
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Ministry Leaders Reflect on Legacy of Operation Mobilization Founder George Verwer: ‘He walked as Jesus walked’
Following the death of George Verwer, who founded Operation Mobilization, ministry leaders are reflecting on his radical devotion to spreading the Gospel and his lasting impact on global Evangelical ...
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PCUSA Lost over 100 Churches, 53,000 members in 2022: Report
Presbyterian Church USA lost more than 100 congregations and over 53,000 members in 2022, reflecting the yearslong trend of decline for the mainline Protestant denomination
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‘This is not right’: Pastor Says United Methodist Church Decision to Close Small Church Was Unfair
A small Ohio congregation belonging to The United Methodist Church is dismayed by the regional body s decision to close the church later this month, as part of a process that the pastor said was ...
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Southern Baptist Leader Selection Process Fails Amid Dispute
A powerful Southern Baptist committee was looking to appoint a new leader Monday who could navigate controversies over its handling of sexual-abuse reforms and the ousting of churches with women serving as pastors.
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EC Chair David Sons speaks to search process past and future | Baptist Press
DALLAS (BP) – A lot has changed for David Sons since mid-April. As the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting approaches in June, Sons is now the chairman of the Executive Committee (EC) and an ex-officio member of a new search team tasked with finding a candidate to the lead the EC.
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SBC DIGEST: ‘Road to New Orleans’ dives deep into annual meeting sessions; MBC search team accepting names for executive director | Baptist Press
SBC ’23 schedule the focus of ‘Road to New Orleans’ By BP Staff Spence Shelton, chair of the 2023 SBC Committee on Order of Business and pastor of Mercy Church in Charlotte, N.C., joined Jonathan Howe, vice president for communications with the SBC Executive Committee, for a conversation about the…
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Black Protestant Church Still Vital Despite Attendance Drop
Patterns of worship are shifting across generations, but academics, pastors, and parishioners agree that churches remain fundamental to Black communities, providing refuge and hope, especially during times of challenge.
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SBC Executive Committee declines Wellman recommendation, forms new search committee | Baptist Press
DALLAS (BP) – In an unprecedented move, the SBC Executive Committee (EC) did not affirm the candidate nominated by the group’s Presidential Search Committee. Jared Wellman, the EC’s former chairman, did not receive the votes needed to become its next president and CEO.
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FIRST-PERSON: Partnership requires perseverance | Baptist Press
Like most Baptist churches of the day, First Baptist Church of Murray, Ky., regularly hosted missionaries and denominational workers raising financial support. Growing frustrated with so many requesting to speak on Sundays, Pastor Harvey Boyce Taylor tried something new.
