About 30 Southern Baptist conservatives from diverse backgrounds are repenting of the triumphalism, arrogance and isolationism they say threatens the integrity of the 16 million-member denomination. Saying they represent “disparate constituencies” in the Southern Baptist Convention, the participants met behind…
Inconsistent actions
I read with interest two Baptist Press articles printed on the same page in the May 4 issue of the Herald. The first, headlined “ ‘Everyone Can' to be the focus of SBC meeting,” concerns the upcoming annual meeting of…
Reinstated Africa missionaries accept IMB guidelines for church planting
Under a new agreement, officials at the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board have reinstated a missionary couple they threatened to fire for establishing a church that was not explicitly Baptist in the African nation of Guinea. Wyman and Michelle…
Floyd to be nominated SBC president, but other candidates likely to follow
Ronnie Floyd, pastor of the largest Southern Baptist church in Arkansas, will be nominated as president of the Southern Baptist Convention next month. Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt, who until a week ago was the nominee favored by the SBC's conservative…
Broadman & Holman plans name change
Broadman & Holman Publishers, the trade publishing division of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced April 27 plans to change its name to B&H Publishing Group, effective June 1. B&H Publishing Group will serve as an umbrella…
Mercer confirms Baptist identity
Following a formal separation initiated by the Georgia Baptist Convention last November and several pronouncements by university leaders calling for a clear Baptist identity, Mercer University trustees voted April 21 to amend the school's charter to state that “no less…
Alliance pledges anti-racist thrust
Meeting in a city known for both racism and reconciliation, the Alliance of Baptists pledged to remake itself into “an anti-racist organization.” The action came at the Alliance's annual convocation April 21-23 in Birmingham, Ala. While the three-day meeting focused…
Receipt posting will be delayed
Due to a conversion to a new computer software program for church receipts, the BGAV will be unable to post church receipts (Cooperative Missions and designated gifts) during the first three weeks of May 2006 (May 1-19). Remittances will be…
Reccord affirmed in statement circulated by Baptist leaders
A statement signed by 41 pastors and various other Southrn Baptist leaders has been distributed affirming the integrity and achievements of Bob Reccord, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board. Reccord resigned April 17, citing “honest…