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Rising like the Phoenix out of the ashes of 9/11 By J. Gerald Harris, Editor Published September 9, 2004: America is approaching the third anniversary of the terrorists� attack of September 11, 2001. Most people can remember where they were and what they were doing when those planes hurtled into the World Trade Center towers. Some have indicated that this tragedy was the beginning of World War III.
Pinning their hopes on evangelism, relationships at the Olympics By Scott Barkley, Staff Writer Published September 9, 2004: Hairbrush. Check. Running shoes. Check. Lots and lots of pins. Check.
Baptist Retirement Communities to build new facility in Palmetto By Index Staff Published September 9, 2004: Baptist Retirement Communities of Georgia (BRC) is relocating one of its sites from Henry to South Fulton County in a move that will bring together children and senior adults at one location.
Georgia relief teams outrun Frances, moved to Perry By Baptist Press and Index Staff Published September 9, 2004: Georgia Baptist disaster relief teams joined units from other states in an evacuation from Florida on Sept. 1 as Hurricane Frances bore down on the state.
African American pastors meet to discuss greater involvement in GBC By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor Published September 9, 2004: GBC President Tony Dickerson believes in multicultural ministry and has based his life on that concept. Pinehurst Baptist Church in Columbus, where he has served for 31 years, is one of the most ethnically diverse congregations in the state and where Anglos are in the minority.
Builders for Christ help New Hampshire congregation gain visibility By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor Published September 9, 2004: Some slung hammers, others carried boards, still others licked and sealed envelopes. But the unifying theme in the backwoods of rural New Hampshire this summer was partnership in kingdom building.
SBC President crusades for souls Daytona Beach, Fla. pastor Bobby Welch launches bus tour "Everyone Can Kingdom Challenge" traveling the country to challenge Christians to evangelize By J. Gerald Harris, Editor Published September 9, 2004: Search throughout the Southern Baptist Convention. Look far and wide, high and low. Check the DNA of all 16.3 million members of SBC churches and you will be hard pressed to find anyone more tenacious, determined and impassioned than Bobby Welch. Furthermore, he happens to be impassioned about something that should be burning in the heart and soul of every Southern Baptist. He has an unwavering desire to see people won to faith in Jesus Christ.

Baptist News Summary

Marriage rally moved to Sept. to coincide with House debate Published September 9, 2004: A �Battle for Marriage� rally originally scheduled for Aug. 29 has been moved to Sept. 19 so as to coincide with a likely debate in the House of Representatives on the constitutional marriage amendment.
SBTS prof defends Ky. marriage amendment in television debate Published September 9, 2004: Defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman upholds biblical standards for the family and prevents activist judges from arbitrarily overthrowing accepted standards of morality, seminary professor Hershael York said in a debate on Kentucky Educational Television Aug. 16.
Georgia to share in $1.6 million from LifeWay for evangelism projects Published September 9, 2004: Georgia is one of 14 Baptist state conventions that will share in $1.6 million being allocated by LifeWay Christian Resources for evangelism projects. The funds are earmarked to help Southern Baptists achieve 1 million baptisms in 2005.
David Limbaugh & awards banquet headline BP journalism conference Published September 9, 2004: David Limbaugh, author of Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity, will be the featured speaker at the Excellence in Journalism awards banquet during the fourth annual Baptist Press National Journalism Student Conference Oct. 7-9 in Nashville, Tenn.
Commitment to Cooperative Program exhorted at New Orleans Seminary Published September 9, 2004: New Orleans Seminary has launched a new initiative to promote and strengthen the Cooperative Program (CP) of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Names in the News Published September 9, 2004: On Aug. 11 LifeWay Christian Resources named John Kramp interim vice president of its church resources division. Kramp is a 12-year veteran with LifeWay and has served as director of church ministry solutions since 2001.

Religious NewsBriefs

School superintendent who posted Ten Commandments placed on leave Published September 9, 2004

A Missouri superintendent who posted a Ten Commandments plaque in a school cafeteria has been placed on leave after saying he would not follow religious expression laws.

�Hell House� heads to Hollywood Published September 9, 2004

�Hell House,� a controversial production that a Denver-area church has presented each Halloween, is being converted to a Hollywood production by a secular humanist group.

Man sentenced to 30 months after botched exorcism ends in death of autistic boy Published September 9, 2004

A man who performed a fatal exorcism on an 8-year-old autistic boy was sentenced to 30 months in prison Aug. 17 and ordered not to do any more exorcisms by a judge in Milwaukee.

Lutheran World Relief receives $500,000 gift from eBay founders to help Sudan Published September 9, 2004

(RNS) Lutheran World Relief has accepted a $500,000 gift from the founders of eBay to help address the Sudanese humanitarian crisis.

The funding from the Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Fund at Peninsula Community Foundation of Menlo Park, Calif., has already been put to use in Western Sudan, Lutheran World Relief President Kathryn Wolford said in an announcement.

People and Places

Anniversaries Published September 9, 2004
Dedications Published September 9, 2004
Homecomings Published September 9, 2004
Ordinations Published September 9, 2004
Recognition Published September 9, 2004
Special Praise Published September 9, 2004
Obituaries Published September 9, 2004

Cooperative Program Stories

Students stepping into leadership at Georgia Southern University By Sherri Brown, Communications GBC Published September 9, 2004: It's got a well-earned reputation as a party school, but one group has plans to earn a different kind of reputation.

Bible Study

Knowing God Through Jesus By Bill Harrell, Abilene Baptist Church, Martinez Published September 9, 2004
Encouraged by Knowing God By Bill Harrell, Abilene Baptist Church, Martinez Published September 9, 2004

Columns

Serious About our Calling? You�d Better Believe It! By J. Gerald Harris, Editor Published September 9, 2004: One notable Southern Baptist preacher was asked, �Who is your favorite preacher?�
No editorializing, just the Word By Mike Stone, Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Blackshear Published September 9, 2004: Ed Setzer�s column in the August 12th issue, �What Will It Take to Bring Young Leaders Back?� really struck a chord with me. Reading it aloud to my wife, she commented that it sounded like something I would have written. I only wish that I had.
The Open Door By J. Robert White, Executive Director, GBC Published September 9, 2004: During the month of October our churches will be receiving our annual World Hunger Offering. I encourage all of you to participate because the needs worldwide are staggering.
Childhood trauma can inspire greatness By James Dobson Published September 9, 2004

Forum

Contact information needed By John Ramirez, director Collegiate Ministries, Baptist Convention, New England Published September 9, 2004: Are there students from your state who will be enrolling in one of the many universities in New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)? The Baptist Convention of New England serves these six states and has ministry on many campuses. We would also like to make a list of area churches available.
GBC needs to promote inclusion By James N. Staubes, Pastor, Skidaway Island Baptist Church, Savannah Published September 9, 2004: Amen to Ed Stetzer�s article, �What will it take to bring young leaders back?�. I have felt for several years that his comments could well be applied to church planters. Of course, many of our new church planters are young pastors. As they have sought to be culturally relevant to their communities, church planters have built new congregations that meet in non-traditional settings, sing contemporary praise and worship songs and dress in less formal attire. Despite external appearances, their core message has been Biblically based.
New Mexico needs new director By Fred MacDonald, chairman BCNM Executive Director Search Team Published September 9, 2004: New Mexico Baptists have been led by Dr. Claude Cone for the past twenty years. At the July State Executive Board meeting, Dr. Cone announced that he would be retiring as our Executive Director, effective March 1, 2005.
Revival through the Word By William H. Williams, Snellville Published September 9, 2004: I agree that we need growth and revival but I don�t know any that has come other than a concentration on the Word of God, that is, the preaching and teaching of it and by letting God work through us in the winning of souls and building up of His children.
Stand up for traditional marriage By Marion Allen, First Baptist Church, Folkston Published September 9, 2004: The Family Research Council (FRC) will hold its third live simulcast event for marriage on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 7-9 p.m. ET.

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