N.C. pastor offers insights into SBC nomination process
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Nominations is responsible for presenting nominees to messengers at the SBC annual meeting for individuals to serve in a variety of capacities across SBC life. These positions include members of the SBC Executive Committee; trustees for SBC entities, institutions and commissions; and members of standing committees, except certain positions on the Credentials Committee.
South Carolina women ‘Go Experience’ sharing Gospel, partnering with IMB
HONEA PATH, S.C. (BP) – Rwanda? Kenya? No trip sounded right. So, Katie kept searching for the perfect short-term mission trip on the International Mission Board’s Go Experience website. Her women-only team from First Baptist Church Honea Path wanted a place where they could use their gifts and maybe look into a partnership.
Keahbone says Gospel, CP ‘key to who we are,’ looks to increase participation in SBC
NASHVILLE (BP) – It was an older lady knocking on his door that truly helped Mike Keahbone start his faith journey. The lady was from a church down the street, and she was inviting him to Vacation Bible School.
SBC DIGEST: GuideStone Summit 2024; Crossover Student Rally
GuideStone Summit focuses on NextGen, service, strong workplaces; NAMB to hold student rally in Indy.
Church planting ‘class of 2023’ bearing fruit, baptizing believers throughout North America
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (BP) – Before starting Port City Church in 2023, church planting missionary Jeremy Dager and his core team worked hard to engage their community leading up to their launch.
Iorg to graduates: Be flexible following God
ONTARIO, Calif. (BP) – During the 2024 spring commencement ceremony May 3, 2024, Gateway President Jeff Iorg charged graduates to be flexible in their obedience to God’s calling in their lives.
‘Baptist treasure’ Robert Smith retires as preaching professor at Beeson
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Robert Smith Jr. said his mother was protective of him when he was growing up. People would tell him that they thought he was going to be a preacher, and she didn’t want them telling him that.
Moore calls CP ‘remarkable,’ shares his criteria for committee members
NASHVILLE (BP) – Jared Moore is grateful for the influence of people who love the Lord, love the local church and loved him when he was a teenager. Moore quickly remembers a specific couple who shepherded him and a group of friends while they were teenagers at Gum Springs Baptist Church in Walling, Tenn.
Southern Baptist baptisms and attendance grow, membership decline slows
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – Baptisms, worship service attendance and small group participation all grew in 2023 among congregations affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, while the recent decline in total membership among congregations slowed.
