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2 weeks 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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...
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1 month ago | 
baptistpress.com | Chris Doyle |Diana Chandler |Karen L. Willoughby |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Share this post: Nota del editor: La Semana de Oración por las Misiones Norteamericanas de este año es del 2 al 9 de marzoLAREDO – No querían hacerlo, pero no tenían otra opción. Los ecuatorianos Eduardo Vera y su esposa Juliana caminaron más de 3.000 kilómetros con su familia, empujando al anciano padre de Juliana casi todo el camino en un triciclo oxidado y desechado que encontraron el primer día de su viaje.
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1 month ago | 
baptistpress.com | Chris Doyle |Diana Chandler |Karen L. Willoughby |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Share this post: LEWISVILLE—Si hubiera una palabra para resumir Apoderados, la sesión en español de la conferencia anual Empower de la Convención de los Bautistas del Sur de Texas, sería “más”. Con poco más de 500 asistentes que representaban a 66 iglesias, Apoderados atrajo a más asistentes que nunca, lo que indica que un número cada vez mayor de iglesias hispanas de la SBTC están deseosas de estar equipadas para cumplir la Gran Comisión.
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1 month ago | 
baptistpress.com | Chris Doyle |Diana Chandler |Karen L. Willoughby |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Share this post: NASHVILLE (BP) – Las ofrendas al Programa Cooperativo se situaron en febrero un 5.05 por ciento por debajo del objetivo presupuestario, mientras que las ofrendas designadas se situaron algo más de un 7 por ciento por debajo de la misma cifra del año pasado. Los bautistas del sur dieron un poco más de $18 millones a través del PC durante el quinto mes del año fiscal. El objetivo presupuestario era de $19 millones.
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1 month ago | 
baptistpress.com | Chris Doyle |Diana Chandler |Karen L. Willoughby |Scott Barkley
Metadata:Share this post: PHOENIX – David Johnson, director ejecutivo de la Red Misionera de Arizona (AZMN) de los bautistas del sur desde 2013, anunció su intención de retirarse en la reunión del Consejo de la Convención el 4 de marzo en Phoenix. Dijo que tiene la intención de continuar en su cargo actual hasta la elección de su sucesor.
