FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – The undergraduate school of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has been renamed – it’s now Texas Baptist College rather than Scarborough College – the seminary announced today (June 9). “Texas Baptist College is going to be a tremendous educational enterprise that will enrich its students’ lives and impact our world through […]
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 […]
Greenway said in a statement that it’s the “appropriate time …”
“We are contemplating legal remedies to seek restitution…”
Shane Pruitt named NAMB next gen evangelism director Shane Pruitt has been named director of next gen evangelism for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). “My prayer is to see a movement of God and a revival among students,” Pruitt said. Photo provided by Shane Pruitt/BPALPHARETTA — Shane Pruitt, an evangelist, Bible […]
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 […]
Smith and his wife Laura served with IMB for 18 years.
Is Patterson’s termination a part of a larger plan to change the course of the Southern Baptist Convention?
“The unanimous decision …was prayerfully considered and warranted.”
“However chaotic this all feels to us, God isn’t shaken up at all.”
The trustees announced their decisions at 3:09 a.m. after more than 13 hours of executive session.