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WMU elects new president, urges unhindered mission

ORLANDO (ABP) — Participants at the 122nd annual meeting of national Woman’s Missionary Union elected a new president and honored its outgoing president's five years of service and heard missions challenges June 13-14. Meeting just prior to the Southern Baptist…

Reflections on Father’s Day

By Charles Deweese Several years ago my father, Philip Deweese of Asheville, N.C., issued an imperative, but ironic, challenge to me: “Son, don’t ever turn 65.” Although temporarily startled, I knew what he meant. After turning 65, he had experienced…

Executive Committee treats new boss shoddily

By Norman Jameson Frank Page was elected president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee during a bizarre and shoddy exercise June 14 in Orlando. Page is currently vice president for evangelism of the North American Mission Board and is…

Frank Page elected president of SBC’s Executive Committee

ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) — Frank Page was elected as the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee June 14 in Orlando, Fla. A former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Page will succeed Morris H. Chapman, who is…

OPINION: Executive Committee treats new boss shoddily

ORLANDO, Fla. — Frank Page was elected president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee during a bizarre and shoddy exercise June 14 in Orlando. Page is currently vice president for evangelism of the North American Mission Board and is…

WMU elects new president, urges unhindered mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — Participants at the 122nd annual meeting of national Woman’s Missionary Union elected a new president, listened to Sudan’s ambassador, honored Kaye Miller’s five years as WMU president, and heard missions challenges June 13-14 in Orlando. Debby Akerman…

President’s address promotes Great Commission Resurgence proposal

ORLANDO, Fla. — Out-going Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt promoted the Great Commission Resurgence during his president’s address June 15. Using Joshua 14 as his primary text, he asked if Southern Baptists were at their own Kadesh Barnea, the…

Leaders urge B21 group to stay in the SBC hall, support task force

ORLANDO, Fla. — Supporters of the Great Commission Resurgence task force took a final opportunity to garner votes for their report when they encouraged 1,300 primarily younger pastors attending the B21 conference Tuesday to leave the luncheon and become fixtures…

Pastors Conference speakers affirm Great Commission Resurgence task force

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Great Commission Resurgence is a “natural and spiritual outgrowth of the conservative resurgence,” seminary president Danny Akin told participants in the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference, July 13-14. Akin, a member of the Great Commission Resurgence task…

Task force recommendations could harm cooperation, Chapman insists

ORLANDO, Fla. — Adopting the report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force could have negative repercussions, Morris Chapman warned Southern Baptist Convention messengers during their annual meeting June 15. In his final report as president and chief executive officer…

SBC approves task force recommendations, elects Wright as president

ORLANDO, Fla. — The much debated recommendations of the Great Commission Resurgence task force won easy approval June 15 from messengers attending the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, but only after the report was amended twice to strengthen…

Messengers embrace report, focus on Great Commission

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Southern Baptist Convention embraced a future uncertain but focused on the Great Commission when a solid majority of messengers adopted the report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force June 15. “We are a Great Commission…

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WMU elects new president, urges unhindered mission

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Frank Page elected president of SBC’s Executive Committee

OPINION: Executive Committee treats new boss shoddily

WMU elects new president, urges unhindered mission

President’s address promotes Great Commission Resurgence proposal

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Pastors Conference speakers affirm Great Commission Resurgence task force

Task force recommendations could harm cooperation, Chapman insists

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