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David Allen reflects on a Hebrew word in Psalm 46 that conveys hope to the faithful --"Selah," which can be interpreted as "Pause and think of that!" When Psalm 46 speaks times of tumult, Allen points to its Selah reassurances of God's presence and help.
Melissa Meredith recounts advice she received from wise women during her first years in ministry -- women who were "familiar with the joys, the stumbling blocks and the perseverance" that would mark her experiences.
Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines has called Southern Baptists to 21 days of prayer and fasting leading up to the SBC annual meeting in Phoenix.
The Louisiana Baptist Convention's Executive Board has concluded a study of "issues of concern" related to the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and issued a letter commending ERLC President Russell Moore for "confessing his failings." The letter, addressed to the ERLC president and trustees, also urged Moore "to listen carefully and respectfully to Southern Baptists even as we listen to him."
Lyle Larson underscores "the collective power" of Southern Baptists' Cooperative Program to impact the world. "Every member of a church that gives to CP is participating in the fulfillment of the Great Commission," he notes.
A vacation in the Arizona desert after the 2011 Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix kindled their call to church planting.
Three Southern Baptist Convention seminaries were among the host institutions this spring for Evangelical Theological Society regional meetings. A total of more than 650 theologians and theological students attended meetings at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Gateway Seminary of the SBC. As the world's largest society of ...
Things don't always go as Katie McCoy would like. "You probably have had things go awry as well," she writes, noting that "Scripture gives us a different way of thinking about our big dreams and life plans."
Those who attend will be encouraged to identify defining moments that affect and inspire their missional journey during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 11–12, in Phoenix.
Southern Baptists, Randy Davis notes, have maintained a focus on global evangelism, ministerial preparation and benevolent ministries like orphan care for nine decades through the Cooperative Program. Still today, the resources "to shake this world from beneath the dark veil of spiritual lostness currently reside within our churches," he writes.
