Southern Baptists Elect Steve Gaines President After J.D. Greear Withdraws Candidacy
Pastor Steve Gaines is the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention after opponent J D Greear decided to withdraw his candidacy
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WMU opening sessions honor Lee, highlight missions | Baptist Press
About 500 Southern Baptists gathered June 12 for the opening sessions of WMU's 2016 Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Mo. With a theme of "By All Means," the two Sunday programs recognized current and retired missionaries, as well as International Mission Board staff, and celebrated Wanda Lee's service as she retires as executive director of WMU.
Lee honored for 20 years leading national WMU | Baptist Press
Approximately 150 Southern Baptist leaders, family members and friends from across the country gathered in St. Louis on June 11 to honor Wanda Lee and her leadership of national WMU for the past 20 years -- 16 as executive director and four as president.
BAPTISTS: Reflections of the stats guy | Baptist Press
Ed Stetzer, outgoing executive director of LifeWay Research, recaps his assessments of Southern Baptists' decline in membership and baptisms and his calls for greater initiatives in evangelism, church planting and engaging the culture.
Pastor Greg Laurie: Can America Experience Another 'Jesus Movement' Before the End Times?
In a message to congregants at Harvest Christian Fellowship, Pastor Greg Laurie asks whether America and the world will experience a Jesus movement, before the End Times
Muhammad Ali heard Gospel from Graham, Rogers | Baptist Press
Billy Graham, Adrian Rogers and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary administrator Dan Dumas are among the Christians who have told of Gospel conversations with the late heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali.
'But seriously folks': Humor's role in pulpit assessed | Baptist Press
Amid a heritage of homiletical humor and a new survey suggesting jokes are unimportant to most sermon listeners, evangelicals are seeking the appropriate balance of humor in preaching.
Ezell, Rainer appoint disciple-making task force | Baptist Press
Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, and Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources, have appointed a task force to recommend steps churches can take to improve their disciple-making process and spark a disciple-making movement throughout the SBC.
Alaska church combines 'special forces' with CP | Baptist Press
Glacier Valley Baptist Church pastor Gordon Mills motivates the 100-member congregation in Juneau, Alaska, to spread the Gospel near and far through missions outreach and the strength of Southern Baptists' Cooperative Program.
Mo. religious liberty bill dies in committee | Baptist Press
Missourians will not get the opportunity to vote on a religious liberty bill to protect people from being penalized for their religious beliefs on marriage. The House of Representatives' Emerging Issues Committee on Wednesday (April 27) voted 6-6 on Senate Joint Resolution 39, thus ending its chances of making it out of committee to the full House, and ultimately, the citizens of Missouri.
