The news about missions giving through the Cooperative Program is good. Offering totals for both the Alabama Baptist State Convention (ABSC) and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are up. The SBC reported a 5.27 percent increase in 1998-99 receipts when compared to 1997-98 giving. The total amount for the most recent year was $167,996,385. Five months into the 1999-2000 budget…