Illinois State Association elects Oklahoma pastor
March 6, 2003
CARLINVILLE, Ill. — Wendell Lang, a pastor from Pryor, Okla., has been confirmed as the 10th executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association (IBSA).
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Militant group cleared in missionary trial
March 6, 2003
ORISSA, India — Four years after the brutal murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, their murder trial took a bizarre turn
‘Part-time’ ministers find full-time calling
March 6, 2003
What did you do when you got home from work today? Play with the kids? Relax in a favorite chair and watch the evening news?
Pete Phillips retiring from Carey and Clay associations
March 6, 2003
William “Pete” Phillips doesn’t expect April 2 to be much different from April 1 except that he may be doing a little more flower gardening.
Pilgrim ritual ends in tragedy in Mecca
March 6, 2003
MECCA, Saudi Arabia — An Islamic pilgrimage ritual ended in tragedy Feb. 11. During the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, 14 pilgrims
Rewards of service reaped even after retirement
March 6, 2003
There is a price to be paid for the joy of serving on a church staff. I paid that price recently as an undeserved retirement
SBC messengers can register online
March 6, 2003
NASHVILLE — An alternative to long registration lines at Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meetings is on the horizon. Beginning this March, churches will be
Alabama author encourages Christians to discover their unique talents
March 6, 2003
Although evangelism is sometimes thought to be a spiritual gift, it actually underlies every spiritual gift that God bestows on a person, notes Southern Baptist
