Joanna Duka (left) and Breanna Koski (center left), owners of Brush & Nib Studio, at news conference with their attorney, ADF Senior Counsel Jonathan Scruggs (center), following oral arguments at Arizona Supreme Court on Jan. 22, 2019. ADF/Special PHOENIX (BP) – The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Sept. 16 the city of Phoenix’s use of an […]
“… if you have the sense of a goose, be part of God’s team.”
By Tom Strode LANSING, Mich. (BP) — Faith-based adoption and foster care agencies seeking to practice their religious beliefs gained an important victory Sept. 26 in Michigan. Federal Judge Robert Jonker issued a preliminary injunction blocking Michigan from canceling the state-approved contract of St. Vincent Catholic Charities to provide foster care and adoption services. St. […]
By Diana Chandler ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) — Online hotel registration opens today (Oct. 1) for the Southern Baptist Convention 2020 Annual Meeting June 9-10 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Reservations opened 8 a.m. Central Time at sbcannualmeeting.net/sbc20, under the housing & travel tab. SBC Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd called the […]
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) — Most American evangelicals believe Jesus’ Golden Rule — “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” — applies to politics. Some, however, see the political realm leading up to the 2020 elections as no place for niceness, according to a new study. A LifeWay Research study […]
Dale Braswell, lead pastor of Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, preached from Exodus 3 as the congregation marked the 20th anniversary of a mass shooting in its sanctuary. WEDGWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH SCREEN CAPTURE By Diana Chandler FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — For Tralissa Griffin, whose daughter Cassie was among those who lost their […]
New IMB trustee Cory Gonyo prays during the board of trustees’ plenary session Sept. 26 near Richmond, Va. CHRIS CARTER/IMB By Julie McGowan IMB trustees appoint 24 new missionaries, approve balanced budget RICHMOND, V.A. – International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 24 new full-time, fully funded personnel to take the Gospel to unreached […]
If Southern Baptists’ unity is built on “all of us agreeing on everything, then there really is no hope for us all,” said J.D. Greear, Southern Baptist Convention president, during his address to the SBC Executive Committee on Sept. 17. MORRIS ABERNATHY/Baptist Press By Grace Thornton NASHVILLE (BP) — If Southern Baptists’ unity is built […]
“This initiative will encourage the private sector to protect people of all faiths…”
“We have seen the limitations of the megachurch and large-audience evangelism.
New SBC entity leaders from left to right: LifeWay’s Ben Mandrell, NOBTS’s Jamie Dew, SWBTS’s Adam Greenway, and IMB’s Paul Chitwood. BAPTIST PRESS NASHVILLE (BP) — Four of the five newly-elected Southern Baptist entity presidents delivered their first reports to SBC Executive Committee members, noting some of the challenges they face and thanking churches for […]
“God has blessed us greatly,” said Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, during his inauguration service on Monday, Sept. 16 at First Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. “We must rise up.” MORRIS ABERNATHY/BP By Grace Thornton NASHVILLE (BP) — At more than 47,000 churches strong, Southern Baptists can […]