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MONROE, Ga. — Reaching the 7 million plus lost people in Georgia with the gospel of Jesus Christ is a priority for Georgia Baptists. W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, is meeting with pastors across the state to encourage and find ways to focus on evangelism. Also, this year’s annual meeting of the convention will include an evangelism conference.
Today is my last day of full-time work because I am retiring. It feels so foreign to even type that sentence. I am excited and anticipating retirement, but also a little scared and uneasy.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Southeastern Seminary hosted its first Redeem and Restore Counseling conference last week, designed to encourage and equip Christians to counsel with care and to think redemptively about the ministry of counseling. Over the course of three main sessions, over 250 attendees heard from Southeastern counseling faculty Kristin Kellen, Nate Brooks, Brad Hambrick, and Sam Williams (retired).
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Kindness and acceptance were not things David usually experienced in his interactions with other people. Despite being described as covered in tattoos and looking “scary,” that’s what was shown to him when he attended Port Arthur City Church on the first day it launched as a church plant last year.
DALLAS — Organizers of Crossover 25 are urging Southern Baptists nationwide to pray as preparations ramp up for this year’s evangelistic outreach on June 2-8. Held annually in the host city of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting, Crossover brings churches together to share the gospel with residents during the week before the Annual Meeting.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Anecdotes often portray parents and student ministry leaders at odds, but both groups share a desire to see the next generation grow spiritually. Each also believes they have a positive, healthy relationship with the other.
