Wilkerson retires from SBC business, finance role
October 11, 2007
NASHVILLE — The man behind the planning and execution of the annual meeting for Southern Baptists retired Sept. 30. John R. (Jack) Wilkerson, vice president
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Texas Baptist board approves budget, staff cuts
October 11, 2007
DALLAS — After extensive debate, the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) executive board voted 52–28 to approve a $50.1 million budget recommendation — a
Commission on religious freedom urges action on violence in Burma
October 11, 2007
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the United States and the United Nations to mount an international effort to hold
Baptists concerned about Burma; ties began with Judsons in 1800s
October 11, 2007
If any group in the United States has a reason to care about the people of Burma, it is Baptists. That’s what Duane Binkley, a
CP giving tops $205 million mark
October 11, 2007
Southern Baptist churches boosted their Cooperative Program (CP) giving by more than $5 million for international and national missions and ministries during the fiscal year
Alabama Baptist schools named among best Christian colleges
October 11, 2007
All three Alabama Baptist-affiliated schools are among the best Christian colleges in America, according to a recent survey by Institutional Research & Evaluation Inc. (IR&E).
Church-state cases among those declined by Court
October 11, 2007
On the first day of their 2007–2008 term, the justices of the Supreme Court declined to hear two church-state cases that could have yielded controversial
Journey ministry reaches people with no ‘natural connections’ to church
October 11, 2007
Slow growing” and “organic” are words typically associated with vegetation rather than a church ministry. But that’s how Todd Harrington describes the Journey ministry of
