New Mexico Children’s Home Offering Seminary for Houseparents | Baptist Press
PORTALES, N.M. (BP) – Some ideas are so simple, so needed and so good, it’s hard to figure out why it took so long to think of them.
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Andrews to be nominated for Pastors’ Conference president | Baptist Press
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (BP) – Kyle Walker, senior pastor of Cartersville First Baptist Church, has announced his intentions to nominate Jamar Andrews, senior pastor of Word Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ark., as a candidate for president of the 2022 SBC Pastors’ Conference.
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FIRST-PERSON: A graduation lie and four truths | Baptist Press
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) – It’s graduation season, and I’d like to congratulate all you graduates, as well as your parents, family and friends. This is a momentous accomplishment for which you should be justly proud.
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Russell Moore Leaves Southern Baptist Leadership, But Denomination’s Troubles Remain
Southern Baptists love three things: Jesus, the Bible, and a good fight. The first two have led Southern Baptists to send missionaries all over the world, build colleges and hospitals, plant thousands of churches, and develop one of the largest disaster relief networks. Their fights often overshadow everything else.
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Francis Chan: Churches must bring ‘sacredness’ back to worship as increasing numbers abandon Christianity
As more and more people publicly walk away from the Christian faith, pastors must urge their congregations to have deep, personal encounters with God and bring “sacredness” and “reverence” back into worship, according to pastor and author Francis Chan.
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FIRST-PERSON: Rediscovering the public invitation | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – We need to rediscover the public invitation in worship services across America.
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Small church sees huge increase in CP giving | Baptist Press
MYRTLE, Miss. (BP) – Amaziah Church between Hickory Flat and Myrtle, averages 75-80 people in attendance and, like all churches, has been impacted by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that hasn’t stopped the members from sacrificially supporting the work of the Lord at home and around the world.
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Church must focus on discipleship as God continues to ‘expose unrelenting scandals’: Exponential Conference
At a time when God is “exposing a lot of the unrelenting scandals” within the Body of Christ, the Church must “redefine success” and place a strong emphasis on discipling the next generation, according to pastor and author Pete Scazzero.
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Bible Study: Characterized by humility | Baptist Press
Want to know what love looks like? Ponder Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 13. Want to know what humility looks like? Spend time digesting Jesus' words in the Beatitudes.
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Technological advancements, changes in store for 2021 Annual Meeting messengers | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – When messengers arrive in Nashville for the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting, they’ll be met not only with COVID-19 regulations, but also with improved technology and some new times for a few traditional events.
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First Asian American Collective gathering to be among several Asian meetings in Nashville | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Korean and Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship groups plan to hold their annual meetings in the days surrounding the two-day annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.
