Rick Melson Elected New President of Moody Bible Institute: ‘Will seek God’s wisdom’ to Lead Next Chapter
Rick Melson has been elected the new president of Moody Bible Institute, months after his predecessor announced plans to step down
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For 200th Anniversary, Church Honors 53 People Enslaved by Its Founders
As First Baptist Church in Columbia, Missouri, celebrates its bicentennial, the church dedicated its worship service on Sunday to truth-telling and lament regarding its founders who practiced and defended slavery.
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3 Episcopal Church Dioceses in Wisconsin One Step Closer to Merger
Three dioceses of The Episcopal Church in Wisconsin are one step closer to merging into one regional body, which could be finalized at the denominational level next year
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FIRST-PERSON: Cooperation and autonomy | Baptist Press
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – I’ve been a Southern Baptist church member for 54 years, and I was on the cradle roll six years before that. I know all about Mission Friends, RAs and even the WMU and GAs. (I went to GA camp in college as a lifeguard, and I…
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Yeats addresses MBC for final time as executive director | Baptist Press
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (BP) – John Yeats, executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention since 2011, addressed Missouri Baptists for the final time in that role Monday (Oct. 23) at the convention’s annual meeting.
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Student Baptism Sunday Carries Special Meaning for Barbier Family | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – It’s a familiar scene for Jay Barbier. He’s a youth minister, driving down the road to a speaking engagement where he will preach to a room full of students.
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EC presidential search team enters interview phase | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – The search team tasked with finding a new president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is on schedule to present a candidate at the SBC EC’s February 2024 meeting.
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Southwestern Seminary Calls Adam Greenway’s Lawsuit Threat, Demand for $5M ‘absurd’
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary says former president Adam W Greenway s demand for 5 million, along with his threat to sue the seminary, is absurd as he claims a public disclosure by ...
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Carl Lentz Thanks His Wife, Laura, for Staying with Him, Enduring ‘consequences of my decisions’
Former Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz took to social media recently to express gratitude for his wife s decision to stay with him despite his adultery, honoring her during her birthday week
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Church Parking Near Stadiums Scores Big in a Win-Win for Faith Congregations & Sports Fans
Across the nation, houses of worship located near stadiums — from Boston’s Fenway Park to the Green Bay Packers’ Lambeau Field — have opened their parking lots to legions of fans.
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Baptist associations on the rise despite their predicted demise | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Southern Wisconsin has seen God move over the past 18 years. In 2005, the Southern Wisconsin Baptist Association, headquartered in Madison, had 13 churches. Today it has 36, thanks to church planting and new affiliations.
