IMB President Paul Chitwood is shown here visiting Columbia, one of the many countries where his organization has missionaries stationed. By Paul Chitwood Matthew 24:14 records these words of our Lord: “This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” […]
By Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP) – A search committee has been named to find a successor to Russell Moore as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. On behalf of the ERLC Executive Committee, David Prince, chairman of the commission’s trustees, announced Tuesday (July 6) the selection of Todd Howard as chairman […]
By Diana Chandler SURFSIDE, Fla. (BP) — A day after the 12-story Champlain Towers South Condo collapsed on itself, Pines Baptist Church Pastor Luis Acosta was as close to the smoldering rubble as authorities allowed. Acosta said while at the site Friday (June 25), he sensed on the faces of the victims’ family members gathered […]
By Diana Chandler IRVING, Texas (BP) – Messianic Southern Baptists are among Jewish and Gentile Christians issuing a statement decrying anti-Semitism that is rising globally and spiking since the latest fighting between Israel and Hamas. Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship Executive Director Ric Worshill said his organization “is in full agreement with this North American Lausanne Consultation […]
By Laura Erlanson NASHVILLE (BP) – On a website that often makes social media look terribly anti-social, many Southern Baptists have been sharing some positivity with the Twitter hashtag #ThisistheSBC. As the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting looms (it’s June 15-16 in Nashville), social media posts and conversations about the SBC and even about individual Southern […]
“God has done so many things this year and He is preparing each of us for even greater things in the year to come.”
Kristen Lowry and her husband, Daniel, faithfully serve in Kenya, supported by the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. IMB INTERNATIONAL – Every day is appropriate to say “thank you” to Southern Baptists who give generously so that the gospel spreads to all nations. In this season of giving — the Lottie Moon season in many churches […]
If you attempt to stay current and engaged with our SBC family, you know we experience great days together as well as challenging days. While our goal is to live a Christ-filled life, there are times when we become so influenced by the world, we become entrapped in the ways of our godless culture. When […]
Many people avoid discussions on religion and politics. Not Southern Baptists! Election politics of an America president ranks up there very close to the intensity surrounding the call and election of a senior pastor in a local Southern Baptist church. Since we are not a hierarchical body with one or several leaders handing down directives, […]
“… descriptors are generally earned rather than bestowed upon the undeserving.”
Baptist Press reported June 1 that 4,923 had pre-registered for St. Louis compared to 3,267 preregistered messengers last year.
“When you look at Clyde’s and Elaine’s lives, it’s step-by-step obedience in the same direction towards the Father’s will for their lives.”