PHOENIX (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a debated resolution June 15 calling for “a just and compassionate path to legal status” for undocumented immigrants. President Obama supports immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for an estimated…
Speakers urge WMU to ‘Proclaim’ the gospel message
PHOENIX (BP)—Missions leaders from across the nation proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ during the 2011 National Woman’s Missionary Union missions celebration and annual meeting in Phoenix. “Proclaim!” was the theme for the June 12-13 celebration, based on Luke…
Southern Baptists re-elect president
PHOENIX (ABP) — Atlanta-area pastor Bryant Wright was re-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention June 14. Wright, pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., received 95 percent of ballots cast. Wiley Drake, a former convention vice president,…
Southern Baptists issued ‘1 percent challenge’ for Cooperative Program
PHOENIX (ABP) — A Southern Baptist leader urged pastors June 14 to lead their congregations to increase the percentages of their budgets for the denomination by a percent. Frank Page, president of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention,…
Speakers at annual meeting urge WMU to ‘Proclaim’ the gospel
PHOENIX (BP) — Missions leaders from across the nation proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ during the 2011 National Woman’s Missionary Union missions celebration and annual meeting in Phoenix. “Proclaim!” was the theme for the June 12-13 celebration, based…
Church buys adjacent apartment complex for intentional ministry
GREENVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — While some churches try to figure out how to gain access for ministry in neighboring apartment complexes, Oakmont Baptist Church in Greenville, N.C., just bought the place. Now the new landlord is moving forward to establish…
SBC reports statistical decline
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention reported declines last year in several categories traditionally used as markers of denominational vitality, according to annual statistics released June 9 by LifeWay Christian Resources. The 2010 Annual Church Profile showed dips…
2010 Lottie Moon Offering falls short
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Southern Baptists gave $145.6 million to international missions through the 2010 Lottie Moon Offering, $3 million less than the previous year and $8.3 million less than the International Mission Board needs to meet its 2011 operating…
Professor says Southern Baptists should elect black president
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A seminary professor says the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention should be an African-American. Russell Moore, dean of the school of theology and senior vice president for academic administration at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,…