CP surge showcased in exhibit hall discussions | Baptist Press
CP Panel discussions in the SBC exhibit hall explained some of the ways Cooperative Program funds are expended to fuel missions and ministries in North America and across the globe.
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WMU's Lee highlights missions, new nat'l president | Baptist Press
Wanda Lee, executive director of WMU, highlighted the importance of missions and introduced Linda Cooper as the new president of the national auxiliary during her report to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 17.
WMU elects Linda Cooper as national president | Baptist Press
Woman's Missionary Union elected Linda Cooper of Bowling Green, Ky., to serve as national WMU president during the second day of their Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 14-15, at First Baptist Church of Grove City, Ohio. Cooper, a member of Forest Park Baptist Church, will replace Debby Akerman, who has served as president for five years.
WMU Celebration spotlights surrender, sacrifice, service | Baptist Press
About 370 Woman's Missionary Union members, leaders and supporters celebrated outgoing national WMU president Debby Akerman, heard from missionaries and even had the chance to kiss a llama during the first day of the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 14-15. The celebration was held at First Baptist Church of Grove City, prior to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, June 16-17, in Columbus, Ohio.
View SBC Call for Prayer via streaming, Daystar | Baptist Press
Viewing options for the Call for Prayer during the SBC annual meeting in Columbus include live streaming via sbcannualmeeting.net and the Daystar Television Network.
Whither Christian higher education? | Baptist Press
Institutions of higher learning are facing numerous challenges: a shrinking college-age demographic, nagging questions about the value of advanced degrees, the online revolution, persistent economic sluggishness and escalating costs. Yet, for distinctly Christian institutions of higher education, this is where the challenges begin, not end.
Naghmeh Abedini: tie Saeed's release to Iran deal | Baptist Press
The release of Americans imprisoned in Iran should be a condition of any nuclear deal with the Persian nation, the wife of imprisoned American pastor Saeed Abedini told the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday (June 2).
Ethnic summit seeks to reach diverse population | Baptist Press
More than 20 Southern Baptist leaders representing several different ethnic groups sat down to discuss current outreach efforts and explore how the North American Mission Board could effectively help plant churches for diverse populations in cooperation with ethnic Southern Baptist groups.
Mohler receives Meese religious liberty award | Baptist Press
For his "significant efforts in publicly promoting and defending religious liberty," R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, received the 2015 Edwin Meese III Originalism and Religious Liberty Award from the Alliance Defending Freedom, May 15.
CP 1.39% ahead of year-to-date projection | Baptist Press
Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 1.39 percent above the year-to-date SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection and 1.89 percent above contributions received during the same time frame last year.
