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Luter: Billy Graham excited about future of SBC

Published on August 30, 2012

Billy Graham established a precedent early in his ministry during America's days of racial segregation by only proceeding with a crusade if blacks and whites could sit together in the audience. Graham's standard resonated with Fred Luter during a... Continue Reading »

Miss. church apologizes for barring wedding

Published on August 7, 2012

>First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Miss., has publicly apologized after an African American couple was barred because of their race from holding their wedding at the predominantly white church.... Continue Reading »

Luter: Graham excited about future of SBC

Published on August 1, 2012

Graham was really excited about the future of the Southern Baptist Convention, and he was real excited that the convention had elected an African American president," Luter said.... Continue Reading »

Miss. wedding refusal not indicative of SBC

Published on July 31, 2012

The inability of an African American couple to wed at predominantly white First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Miss., is not indicative of Southern Baptists, denominational leaders said.... Continue Reading »

Proposed web porn domains draw opposition

Published on July 17, 2012

Morality in Media is working to block new Internet pornography domains, months after the initiation of the .xxx portal, which was promoted as a central adult gateway to Internet porn.... Continue Reading »

SBC entities issue 1st report on ethnic diversity

Published on June 28, 2012

Southern Baptist Convention entities have issued their first reports in response to historic measures adopted a year ago to improve accountability in the inclusion of ethnic minorities in SBC life.... Continue Reading »

Black network elects officers, gives awards

Published on June 27, 2012

The Black Southern Baptist Denominational Servants Network installed officers and gave awards to four individuals during its meeting prior to the SBC annual meeting in New Orleans.... Continue Reading »

Seminary prof: God still in control in Egypt

Published on June 26, 2012

With Christians wary of religious freedom under newly elected Egyptian president Mohamed Morsy, a Southern Baptist theologian says God is still in control and encourages Christians to continue to pray.... Continue Reading »

Funding from churches fuels Kingdom advances

Published on June 21, 2012

The Cooperative Program, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions allow 45,000-plus Southern Baptist congregations to share in fulfilling the Great Commission.... Continue Reading »

At NAAF, Luter exhorts SBC to trust in God

Published on June 21, 2012

Fred Luter, in his first sermon after his election as Southern Baptist Convention president, exhorted believers to place their trust in the Lord and work through the church to heal today"s troubled society.... Continue Reading »

Fred Luter’s trailblazing life rich with trials, blessings

Published on June 20, 2012

It challenged me and started making me really consider my relationship with God, to the point that I started reading my Bible every day, on a daily basis, morning and evening," Luter recalls 35 years later.... Continue Reading »

Meeting Billy Graham was ‘gift from God’

Published on May 24, 2012

Billy Graham remains passionate for the kingdom, Frank Page observed during a May 12 visit with the 93-year-old evangelist. ?His focus is singular, as it has always been, on winning the lost for Christ,? Page, president of the Southern... Continue Reading »