North Carolina church leaves state Baptist convention
December 23, 2004
MARION, N.C. — Parker’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church voted Nov. 7 to withdraw from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and the Blue Ridge
Former SBC leaders support BWA
December 23, 2004
A group of two dozen retired chief executives of Southern Baptist entities have declared themselves to be “advocates of the Baptist World Alliance.” The former
Southwestern Seminary chair named for Draper
December 16, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, inaugurated the James T. “Jimmy” Draper Jr. Chair of Pastoral Ministry during a
November CP giving down from 2003
December 9, 2004
Gifts collected through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program (CP) in November were down 7.62 percent from those of the same month last year,
Cleveland chosen as site of NAMB initiative
December 9, 2004
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Cleveland was chosen for the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) 2006–07 Strategic Focus City (SFC) church planting and evangelistic outreach initiative. Officials
Missouri Baptists move to limit membership
December 9, 2004
RAYTOWN, Mo. — The conservative-oriented Missouri Baptist Convention took the first step toward excluding churches that support moderate organizations, including the state and national Cooperative
BGCT, Houston Baptist University reach ‘understanding,’ will continue relationship
December 9, 2004
Houston Baptist University (HBU) and the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) have agreed to a “memorandum of understanding” that maintains their long-standing relationship but
SBC youth pastors find resources on Web site
December 9, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas — Youth pastors who need help programming, scheduling and administering their youth ministries have a new online resource in www.SBCstudents.com. The resources
