New ‘descriptor’ And Historic Election Ahead for SBC Meeting
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The recommendation of a descriptive name and the election of the first ever African American president top the agenda as the Southern Baptist Convention holds its 2012 annual meeting in New Orleans June 19 – 20. Messengers will decide whether to adop…
Ala Church Has Seen 2 Tragedies in Past Year
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The small congregation of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Centre, Ala., has faced two life-changing challenges in the past year. First its church building was largely destroyed by a tornado April 27, 2011. Then its pastor, Steve Tierce, was in a July 3 …
Korean Council to Meet in Maryland
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The Council of Korean Baptist Churches in America has announced that its 31st annual meeting will be June 18-20 in suburban Baltimore.
The Ala. Baptist Marks Anniversary of Tornadoes
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The Alabama Baptist, the state’s weekly Baptist newspaper with an estimated 225,000 readers, distributed a 56-page commemorative issue of the anniversary of the April 2011 tornadoes to churches and associations throughout the state. Titled “We Are The …
Evangelists to Proclaim Gospel’s Power
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists will host a worship service June 17 in New Orleans for those arriving early for the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. Evangelists will speak on the theme, “The Gospel: the Power of God Unto Sal…
Pastors’ Conference to Spotlight Father’s Day
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Southern Baptist pastors will focus on changing their communities and the world June 17-18 in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in June in New Orleans. “Our prayer,” Pastors’ Conference president Grant Ethridge said, “is…
FIRST-PERSON: Why I Write So Much About the Culture
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Columnist Kelly Boggs explains why he writes about moral issues so frequently and why he has taken an additional role as the Louisiana Baptist Convention’s liaison to the Louisiana legislature. “If we avoid the moral issues that have been politicized, …
SBC Pastors’ Conference Schedule
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Filipinos to Report on Church Planting
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship of North America will meet Tuesday, June 19 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. The group, with about 220 affiliated churches in the United States, will gath…
‘Story Lives On’ At WMU Sessions
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
With the theme “The Story Lives On,” Woman’s Missionary Union will hold its Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting June 17–18 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The WMU sessions, in advance of the Southern Baptist Convention a…