Ajith Fernando: How Church Leaders Can Serve God’s Family Without Neglecting Their Own
'It's a huge balancing act, and I don't think anyone in the world is perfectly balanced!'
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FIRST-PERSON: The invited become the inviters | Baptist Press
Southern Baptists' decline in baptisms prompts evangelism professor Ernest Easley to suggest: "It's time we get back to inviting people to come to Jesus." Describing invitations to faith as biblical, Easley notes, "The God who initiates a relationship with us and then invites us into that relationship has commissioned us to become the inviters, as we invite the lost to Christ."
NAMB trustees: Md./Del. investigation 'concluded' | Baptist Press
A North American Mission Board trustee recommendation and a messenger motion at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting were among the actions Southern Baptists took in St. Louis last week related to NAMB's dealings with the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.
FIRST-PERSON: Headline prayers | Baptist Press
Daily headlines are stirring Nate Adams to deeper prayer over "a declining morality in our culture that seems more and more widely accepted." But it's not just a matter of "God, help them," the Illinois Baptist leader writes. It's also "Help us. Help me."
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
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.
