SBC DIGEST: WMU selects Acteens panel; GuideStone to host COVID-19 webcast | Baptist Press
National WMU selects national Acteens panel; GuideStone invites pastors, church leaders for a COVID-19 webcast.
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SBC Evangelists' Easter livestream nears 400,000 views | Baptist Press
When COVID-19 shut down the church and conference venues at which evangelists traditionally conduct their ministries, that didn't slow the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists (COSBE). Over Easter weekend, the group held its largest evangelistic event ever -- online.
Justice Department Takes Church’s Side in 1st Amendment Suit
The Justice Department took the rare step on Tuesday of weighing in on the side of an independent Baptist church in Mississippi where local officials had tried to stop Holy Week services broadcast to congregants sitting in their cars in the parking lot.
FIRST-PERSON: Easter and the body of Christ | Baptist Press
Paul Kim tells the story of a man who was led to Christ on Good Friday -- the same day the man was taken to the hospital for COVID-19. "The pandemic has shown clearly that we cannot take for granted the time we're given," Kim says.
SBC DIGEST: BP to interview Russell Moore; Moore, others support release of detained immigrants; Prayer hotline for NYC residents | Baptist Press
Baptist Press to interview Russell Moore on Facebook Live; ERLC supports release of detained immigrants due to COVID-19; Southern Baptist Disaster Relief establishes prayer hotline for NYC residents.
Children respond to Gospel through Minecraft Easter egg hunt | Baptist Press
Despite a couple of minor technical difficulties, Tate Springs Baptist Church pastor Jared Wellman calls the church's nationwide Minecraft Easter Egg Hunt an evangelistic success.
Chaplains' reach grows in Afghanistan during pandemic | Baptist Press
Like many other ministry leaders around the world, Dan Thompson has needed to make a number of adjustments to minister to the people he shepherds. When he counsels people, he sits six feet away. Worship services are limited to no more than 10 people in them at a time.
SBC DIGEST: Associational leaders' first virtual conference; Guidestone webcast on COVID-19's impact | Baptist Press
SBCAL to host a virtual conference on 'Relational Proficiencies in a Post-COVID World'; Guidestone to host a Market Volatility webcast on 'Update on the Impact of COVID-19, the Market and What Is Coming Next.'
States decide whether to allow drive-in church services on Easter Sunday
As many churches plan to host drive-in services, which do not violate social distancing rules, on Easter Sunday, some states appear to be in a conundrum over whether such gatherings could spread the ...
SBC leaders pray for revival, end of pandemic | Baptist Press
h churches preparing for another week of online services -- this Sunday, an unprecedented Easter -- Ronnie Floyd gathered Southern Baptists from across the world on Good Friday to pray together online for the end of the COVID-19 global pandemic, and that God would use this time to call the Church to revival.
