Prosthetics Ministry Opens Gospel Doors in East Asia | Baptist Press
Imagine the closest hospital isn’t just an ambulance ride away from your home. It’s a trek that requires multiple days and a 12-hour car ride on bumpy roads.
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Tell the Good News in the Church Too, Welby Tells Journalists
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has praised the media for its 'challenge and scrutiny' and for the role it plays in a democratic society, while reminding journalists that "for all its faults", the Church is full of good news stories.
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SBC Messengers Reelect Texas Pastor Bart Barber to a Second Term as President
Barber was an unlikely candidate for president when he first ran in 2022. His election seems to indicate that Southern Baptists approve of the direction the convention is going.
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Rick Warren Pleads for Reinstatement of Saddleback in Southern Baptist Convention
In a heated message to over 12,700 messengers gathered at the Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Saddleback Church founder Rick Warren made a case for why his church's inclusion of women in pastoral roles should not ban it from the denomination.
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Motion to clarify BF&M passes, task forces approved | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Messengers voted to amend the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, the statement of faith of the Southern Baptist Convention, to clarify the role of pastor Wednesday, June 14, at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
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Sex abuse reforms ‘historic,’ task force says | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – One handwritten note stood out when elementary school children at First Baptist Church in Charleston, S.C., made Valentine’s Day cards for Pastor Marshall Blalock.
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Panelists stress importance of child abuse protection | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Panelists discussed child protection and abuse prevention in ministry during a luncheon presented by the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) at the Southern Baptist Convention on June 13 at the New Orleans Convention Center.
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9Marks at 9 panelists discuss the office of the pastor during after-hours gatherings | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – During two nights of discussion, IX Marks at 9 panelists discussed several issues impacting Southern Baptists at this year’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in New Orleans, particularly the Convention’s decision to deny an appeal to two churches ruled “not in friendly cooperation” with the Convention…
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Messengers deem Saddleback, two other churches not in friendly cooperation with SBC | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention have upheld the Executive Committee’s decision that Fern Creek Baptist in Louisville, Ky., Freedom Church in Vero Beach, Fla., and Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., are not in friendly cooperation with the SBC.
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Todd Unzicker calls Southern Baptists to be people on mission for Christ | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Todd Unzicker reminded his listeners of what binds Southern Baptists together. Unzicker, executive director of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, preached the convention sermon Wednesday morning during the 2023 annual meeting.
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Ministers’ wives honor Mary Mohler’s service | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Mary Mohler, wife of Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was honored with the Willie Turner Dawson award at the Ministers’ Wives Luncheon Tuesday, June 13, at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
