By Ronnie Floyd Together, We Need Extraordinary Prayer and Cooperation The current challenges across America and the world are extraordinary. Together, we need to respond with a commitment to extraordinary prayer and cooperation. We need each other now more than ever before and we need God’s power like never before in life and in ministry. Tragedies in […]
By Diana Chandler KADUNA, Nigeria (BP) – An additional 47 Nigerian Baptist school students kidnapped in July have been released, leaving captive 31 of the more than 120 originally taken, the Christian Association of Nigeria reported Saturday. Bandits previously described as Fulani herdsmen released 32 Bethel Baptist High School to their parents Friday, school administrator […]
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission will maintain the same aim in its work while the search is underway for a new leader, acting president Daniel Patterson said. Acknowledging it is “a time of change” at the ERLC, Patterson said in written comments Friday (June 4), “[T]he primary thing remains […]
The four current candidates for president of the Southern Baptist Convention took part in an online forum Tuesday (May 4), sharing their testimonies as well as their thoughts on the future of the SBC. SPECIAL/Baptist Press NASHVILLE – The four current candidates for president of the Southern Baptist Convention took part in an online forum […]
NASHVILLE – The 2021 SBC Annual Meeting will convene at the Music City Center on Tuesday, June 15, at 8 a.m. and conclude Wednesday, June 16, at 5 p.m. “Our Committee on Order of Business has worked diligently to produce a program agenda for this year’s annual meeting that will enable messengers to engage with […]
NASHVILLE – Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has announced the 68 members of the Committee on Committees that will meet prior to the SBC Annual Meeting in Nashville June 15-16. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., has named Meredith Cook, a member of Neartown Church in Houston, as chair of this […]
By George SchroederAssociate Vice President for Convention News, SBC Executive Committee NASHVILLE – The 2021 SBC Annual Meeting will move to the Music City Center in downtown Nashville June 15-16, the SBC Executive Committee announced today (April 15). According to Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, the shift was made in […]
By Amy WhitfieldAssociate Vice President for Communications, SBC Executive Committee NASHVILLE – The submission portal for 2021 SBC resolutions opened today (April 15) at 12:01 am. In accordance with SBC Bylaw 20, proposed resolutions may be submitted as early as April 15 but no later than 15 days prior to the SBC Annual Meeting, giving the Resolutions […]
Dwain Carter, of Freshwater Church, Jefferson City, Mo., helps load boxes of food and water onto a boat destined for Gibitngil Island, just off the coast of northern Cebu. Carter is the Disaster Relief Strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention. SPECIAL/IMB By Hugh Johnson*Photographer, IMB As a photographer with the International Mission Board, I have […]
SPECIAL/Baptist Press By Jonathan HoweVice President for Communications, SBC Executive Committee NASHVILLE – On the night of March 11, 2020, Ronnie Floyd sat in his home in suburban Nashville and watched as the NBA put its season on hold. Several college basketball conference tournaments had pressed pause earlier in the day. President Donald Trump addressed […]
SPECIAL/Baptist Press By Scott BarkleyNational Correspondent, Baptist Press NASHVILLE – The year is 2041. What do we want the Southern Baptist Convention to look like? More importantly, what steps can we take today to get us there? That scenario serves as the motivation for the SBC Young Leader Pipeline initiative, an effort geared toward Southern […]
“Southern Baptists firmly believe that we can accomplish more for the Kingdom of God when we work together. The local association is one of the oldest examples of this belief in action.”