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…
Demographics innovator and strategic planning pioneer dies at 87
RICHMOND, Va. — Phillip E. Rodgerson, long-time director of missions and evangelism for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, died Friday morning, June 10, just two weeks shy of his 88th birthday. A native of Norfolk, Va., Rodgerson earned bachelor of divinity,…
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,…
Collaborative puts volunteers in diverse spiritual communities
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — While “summer missions” is an icon of the evangelical landscape, orientation of 14 young people June 2-4 at Meredith College signaled a unique missions collaboration between the Alliance of Baptists and the United Church of Christ….
Former NAMB head praying for Obama’s defeat
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A former Southern Baptist Convention official told social conservatives at a weekend rally in Washington he is praying that President Obama is not elected to a second term. “I pray that a trumpet will announce the moving…
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TRANSITIONS ON THE MOVE Wayne McCarty, to Cowan’s Branch Baptist Church, Gate City, Va., as pastor. Matthew Hensley, to Huguenot Road Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as associate pastor for discipleship, effective Aug. 1. Jimmy Dunn, now serving as minister of…
VITAL SIGNS: Dreaming with God
I’ve made a transition in recent years in the way I think and talk about God’s will. For many people, the will of God is a mysterious, elusive and frustrating concept. Too often, we have made it into a game…