President’s Address: Acts 1:8

November 27, 2008

‘Spirit-empowered Ministry’ President Alabama Baptist State Convention I am fascinated by the 21st-century church in the Western world. Is there anything we don’t have? We

Baptist Foundation: Estate planning an act of stewardship

November 27, 2008

“If the Lord is lord of all, that means all,” Barry Bledsoe, president of The Baptist Foundation of Alabama, told convention messengers as he encouraged

Record budget, Samford cap approved; State Board elects new officers

November 27, 2008

Alabama Baptists passed a record budget, adjusted the funds going to Alabama’s three Baptist colleges and heard an update on the State Board of Missions’

Shocco Springs celebrates legacy during 60th-anniversary year

November 27, 2008

After 60 years of service Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center’s “purpose still remains to provide a distinctly Christian environment for spiritual transformation and renewal,” Buster

New SBOM officers

November 27, 2008

• Chairman — Travis Coleman, pastor of First Baptist Church, Prattville • Vice chairman — Lawrence Phipps, pastor of Vaughn Forest Baptist Church, Montgomery •

‘Privileged’ position with schools

November 27, 2008

This year, the Board of Aid for Students in Church Related Vocations awarded 219 scholarships, totaling $343,354, to students at the three Alabama Baptist institutions

Lance outlines positive signs in convention

November 27, 2008

Acknowledging the current state of the national economy, Rick Lance urged state convention messengers to support a 3 percent Cooperative Program (CP) budget increase for