‘They need the Lord:’ Romanian prison ministry leader readies his son to take over
Christian Daily International spoke to Mircea Cristian about pioneering his prison ministry, Rock of Ages, in Romania as his son Timotei prepares to take over.
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WMU report points to ‘full circle’ ministry and transformation | Baptist Press
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – The WMU is all about being “full circle,” said Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer of national WMU, in a report to the messengers June 13 during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. She compared the 360 seconds of her report to the…
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SBC Task Force Granted Another Year to Combat Sexual Abuse, Unveils Online Database Prototype
The Southern Baptist Convention s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force ARITF has been granted another year to fulfill mandates outlined by SBC messengers last year to help churches combat sexual ...
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Southern Baptists Overwhelmingly Vote to Expel Saddleback Church and Further Restrict Women in Ministry – RELEVANT
In a highly contentious move, today the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) reaffirmed its decision to expel two churches that have women pastors. During
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Alabama megachurch votes to remain with UMC amid schism on homosexuality
As thousands of congregations have voted to leave The United Methodist Church since last year, one megachurch in Alabama has decided to stay with the denomination
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Megachurch pastor Michael Catt dies after entering hospice care
Longtime megachurch pastor Michael Catt has died at the age of 70, just weeks after his family announced he entered hospice care
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SBC expels two churches over women pastors
Church messengers to the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention voted Wednesday that Fern Creek Baptist of Louisville, Ky., and Saddleback Church of Lake Forest, Calif., are not “in friendly cooperation...
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Southern Baptists Refuse to Let Saddleback Church Back into the Denomination for Women Pastors
Saddleback had been the denomination’s second-largest congregation and until recently was widely touted as a success story amid larger Southern Baptist membership declines.
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SBC upholds ousting of Saddleback Church over woman teaching pastor
The Southern Baptist Convention has upheld the removal of Saddleback Church from the denomination due to the California megachurch having a woman serving in the office of teaching pastor
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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.
