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3 weeks ago | 
baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Aaron Earls |Chris Doyle |Tom Strode
Metadata:Topic(s): Churches and Ministry, Discipleship, EvangelismFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: NASHVILLE (BP) – They occurred in churches, but also at the stadium, city park and school building. Today, several state convention leaders shared various positive reports from Easter and Holy Week services with Baptist Press. Ohio state executive Jeremy Westbrook passed along several positive reports from churches.
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3 weeks ago | 
baptistpress.com | Aaron Earls |Chris Doyle |Timothy Cockes |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Format(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: For many years now, I’ve asked students about their quiet time with the Lord. Frankly, many struggle with consistency, especially with prayer. Anecdotally, though, here’s what I’ve learned: the students who struggle least tend to have had parents who modeled quiet times for them. Sometimes they did that intentionally, but at other times it just happened. Their parents did their quiet time in a more public place, and their kids took note.
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3 weeks ago | 
baptistpress.com | Aaron Earls |Chris Doyle |Timothy Cockes |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Topic(s): Churches and Ministry, LifewayFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Most Americans may not regularly attend church themselves, but they have a higher threshold for calling someone a regular churchgoer than pastors.
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1 month ago | 
baptistpress.com | Barry Creamer |Chris Doyle |Karen L. Willoughby |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Series: First PersonTopic(s): SBC NewsFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: Editor’s note: Barry Creamer is president of Criswell CollegePerhaps God’s greatest earthly gift to W.A. Criswell was Jack Pogue – the kind of disciple, supporter, advocate, friend and in the end, caregiver few if any would dare to imagine for their own life. I will not rehearse the stories some of you already know about the difference Dr. Criswell made in Jack’s life, or the difference Jack made in his.
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1 month ago | 
baptistpress.com | Chris Doyle |Karen L. Willoughby |Brandon Porter |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Topic(s): International Mission BoardFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: Seth Shelton’s life took a dramatic turn years ago when he embarked on a short-term mission trip to Nicaragua. While there, he felt an unmistakable call from the Lord to ministry. He believed he and his wife, Amy, were going to be missionaries, and then through the next 10 years, the Lord refined his plans.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Charles Jones |Bob Smietana |Chris Doyle |Scott Barkley
Editor’s note: This piece is the second in a five-part series leading up to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Baptist Faith and Message at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. Read the first piece here. Baptists seldom go through the effort of preparing a confession of faith unless pressured or prodded, which may explain why the SBC waited 80 years to adopt one.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Chris Doyle |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode |Tobin Perry
Metadata:Share this post: In a time when financial fraud and wasteful spending is making headlines, the call for transparency and accountability has never been more urgent. And while most churches don’t struggle with fraud or outright theft, many do suffer from poor financial accountability. Too often, finance committees tediously review giving statements and overall expenses but fail to examine detailed expenses, allowing the potential for financial mismanagement and poor stewardship.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Chris Doyle |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode |Tobin Perry
Metadata:Topic(s): International Mission BoardFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: Joshua Rivers has a humorous way of describing the goal of the missionary task. “We want to work ourselves out of a job,” he said. Rivers and his wife Gracie are International Mission Board missionaries who work among South Asian peoples. With a massive population, this area of the world can be challenging to reach. How can this couple take on this enormous mission?
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Chris Doyle |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode |Tobin Perry
NASHVILLE (BP) – High probability reports of extreme weather this weekend that include long-range tornadoes have Southern Baptist Disaster Relief directors contacting unit leaders and advising people to be prepared. Severe weather is likely over the Lower/Mid-Missouri/Mississippi valleys and Lower Ohio Valley late Friday afternoon into Saturday, the National Weather Service reported today.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Timothy Cockes |Chris Doyle |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode
SEBTS ‘Milestones’ podcast looks at key points in Christian, Baptist history By BP Staff WAKE FOREST, N.C. (SEBTS) – The year 2025 contains several notable anniversaries, especially for Southern Baptists, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is looking to recognize and celebrate those with a video podcast series called “Milestones.” Faculty hosts include SEBTS Provost Scott Pace; Steven McKinion, director of the seminary’s PhD studies; and Stephen Eccher, associate professor of...
