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Investigators are seeking to determine whether a fatal shooting April 24 during a worship service at a Philadelphia-area Southern Baptist church was “justified under the law,” according to media reports. Keystone Fellowship Church, a congregation with four campuses in... Continue Reading »
Ken Whitten used to dream of playing professional baseball. But even though God closed that door following Whitten’s college pitching career nearly 40 years ago at Eastern Illinois University, He reopens another door into baseball for Whitten each spring... Continue Reading »
Louisiana pastor David Crosby will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, former SBC president Fred Luter announced March 24. “I have watched David the last 10 years here in New Orleans as he has taken the... Continue Reading »
A “heavily armed” man was subdued and arrested at the Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church Easter Sunday, the congregation’s director of security services told Baptist Press. Texas-based church security expert Jimmy Meeks told BP the incident serves as an example... Continue Reading »
Decreases in the number of baptisms and new churches reported by International Mission Board missionaries during the past decade reflect changes in data-reporting methods and missions strategy, not a lack of evangelistic ministry. That’s the conclusion of a March... Continue Reading »
As March Madness begins, a homosexual advocacy group is pressuring the NCAA to exclude from its membership all schools with federal government approval to “discriminate” against transgender individuals on religious grounds. Southern Baptist seminary president R. Albert Mohler... Continue Reading »
Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt announced March 9. “When Steve Gaines shared his prayer journey he and [his wife] Donna had travelled, I was touched by... Continue Reading »
Following an “organizational reset” that saw more than 1,100 International Mission Board personnel transition away from the board, President David Platt told a March 3 live stream audience he is ready to focus on the future. “I really want... Continue Reading »
North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Florida pastor Jimmy Scroggins announced today (March 2). Greear, 42, “is leading his generation to live out a passion for the SBC, missions and... Continue Reading »
International Mission Board president David Platt has asked Baptist state papers to encourage unity among Southern Baptists following the announcement next week of how many IMB personnel have left the board through a series of voluntary resignation programs. Addressing... Continue Reading »
The recommendations of a bipartisan congressional task force on reducing the federal prison population have drawn praise from some evangelicals and parallel at several points the recommendations of a 2013 Southern Baptist Convention resolution on “America’s growing prison population.”... Continue Reading »
The International Mission Board has announced the closure of its Richmond Communications Center effective April 29 and the accompanying layoff of 30 stateside staff members, according to a Jan. 14 IMB news release. Ten additional communications staff members are... Continue Reading »
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